Gait analysis in the elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis

Li, Yonggang; Li, Liping; Li, Zhenjiang; Li, Hui; Li, Yuan; Li, Qiang; Yang, Haibo; Sun, Jianhong; Sun, Jinshan

doi:10.1007/s00264-020-04935-w

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“…However, the current clinical evaluation of the severity of NIC is based on the subjective description of the patient,4,5 which could be biased by the patient’s individual differences, leading to inaccurate assessment. It has been demonstrated in previous study that the balance dysfunction of the LSS patients during NIC could be detected by plantar pressure analysis 11,12. In the present study, the Footscan pressure system was used to investigate the balance function of LSS patients.…”

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“…It has been demonstrated in previous study that the balance dysfunction of the LSS patients during NIC could be detected by plantar pressure analysis. 11,12 In the present study, the Footscan pressure system was used to investigate the balance function of LSS patients. It is proved that the impairment on balance function of LSS patients was typical and significantly different from healthy controls.…”

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“…10 However, the relationship between ML-COP and NIC diagnosis has not been noticed in any reports, though the influences of NIC on the distribution of plantar pressure have been investigated by plenty of researchers. 11,12 In the present study, a Footscan plantar pressure system was used to study the ML-COP and analyze the balance function of LSS patients suffering from NIC. It is hypothesized that ML-COP could be used to quantify the severity of NIC, thus providing a new objective quantification for LSS diagnosis, treatment, and postoperative functional evaluation.…”

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“…Also, the displacement of the medial-lateral center of pressure (ML-COP) has been further used as a quantitative measurement of dynamic balance function 10. However, the relationship between ML-COP and NIC diagnosis has not been noticed in any reports, though the influences of NIC on the distribution of plantar pressure have been investigated by plenty of researchers 11,12…”

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Objective Evaluation of Neurogenic Intermittent Claudication for Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Based on Plantar Pressure Analysis

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Jiang

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Study Design. A cross-sectional study. Objective. To quantify the severity of neurogenic intermittent claudication (NIC) for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) based on the center of pressure trajectory. Summary of Background Data. NIC is one of the typical symptoms of LSS. So far, the severity level of NIC is mainly evaluated by the subjective description of patients, which might be biased by patients' background differences and thus lead to an ineffective diagnosis or inappropriate treatment for LSS. Therefore, it remains necessary to develop a reliable clinical technique for quantitative evaluation of NIC to achieve more effective therapy for LSS. Materials and Methods. In the present study, the Footscan pressure system was used to detect the center of pressure trajectory. The real-time walking distance (rtWD) and the corresponding displacement of the medial-lateral center of pressure (ML-COP) were calculated based on the trajectory. The differences of ML-COP between LSS and control groups were analyzed using a one-way repeated measures analysis of variance. Regression and Pearson correlation analysis were used to investigate the correlation between rtWD and ML-COP, as well as the relation between the Oxford Claudication Score (OCS) and clinical evaluation indicators.Results. The present study included 31 LSS patients and 31 healthy controls. There were no significant differences in demographic data between the two groups (P > 0.05). The results indicated that ML-COP would increase with the number of laps in the LSS group while not in the control group. Also, a linear relationship was identified between the ML-COP and rtWD for LSS patients (R 2 > 0.80, P < 0.05). Since the incremental rate of ML-COP for LSS patients was reflected by the regression coefficients of the linear regression analysis, thus the regression coefficients were defined as the claudication correlation coefficients (CCCs). In addition, it was indicated by the statistical analysis that there was a strong positive correlation between OCS and CCC (r = 0.96; P < 0.001) and a medium negative correlation with final walking distance (r = −0.67; P < 0.001). It was also noticed that there was no significant correlation between the average ML-COP and OCS (r = −0.03; P = 0.864). Conclusions. The ML-COP of LSS patients would increase with the patients' walking distance. This incremental rate, characterized by the CCC, would be used as an effective indicator to quantify the severity level of the NIC for potentially more accurate and reliable diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of LSS.

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