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Lumbar spondylosis

MedGen UID:
508468
•Concept ID:
C0149983
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Lumbar spine osteoarthritis
SNOMED CT: Lumbar spondylosis (239880009)
 
HPO: HP:0034931

Definition

Arthrosis, i.e., of degenerative joint disease, affecting the lumbar vertebral column. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Patient misconceptions concerning lumbar spondylosis diagnosis and treatment.
Franz EW, Bentley JN, Yee PP, Chang KW, Kendall-Thomas J, Park P, Yang LJ
J Neurosurg Spine 2015 May;22(5):496-502. Epub 2015 Feb 27 doi: 10.3171/2014.10.SPINE14537. PMID: 25723120
Clinical guidelines and payer policies on fusion for the treatment of chronic low back pain.
Cheng JS, Lee MJ, Massicotte E, Ashman B, Gruenberg M, Pilcher LE, Skelly AC
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2011 Oct 1;36(21 Suppl):S144-63. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31822ef5b4. PMID: 21952186
Labelling chronic illness in primary care: a good or a bad thing?
Bedson J, McCarney R, Croft P
Br J Gen Pract 2004 Dec;54(509):932-8. PMID: 15588540Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Lumbar Degenerative Disease Part 1: Anatomy and Pathophysiology of Intervertebral Discogenic Pain and Radiofrequency Ablation of Basivertebral and Sinuvertebral Nerve Treatment for Chronic Discogenic Back Pain: A Prospective Case Series and Review of Literature.
Kim HS, Wu PH, Jang IT
Int J Mol Sci 2020 Feb 21;21(4) doi: 10.3390/ijms21041483. PMID: 32098249Free PMC Article
Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Yavin D, Casha S, Wiebe S, Feasby TE, Clark C, Isaacs A, Holroyd-Leduc J, Hurlbert RJ, Quan H, Nataraj A, Sutherland GR, Jette N
Neurosurgery 2017 May 1;80(5):701-715. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyw162. PMID: 28327997
Anterior lumbar interbody fusion versus transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion--systematic review and meta-analysis.
Phan K, Thayaparan GK, Mobbs RJ
Br J Neurosurg 2015;29(5):705-11. Epub 2015 May 12 doi: 10.3109/02688697.2015.1036838. PMID: 25968330
Patient misconceptions concerning lumbar spondylosis diagnosis and treatment.
Franz EW, Bentley JN, Yee PP, Chang KW, Kendall-Thomas J, Park P, Yang LJ
J Neurosurg Spine 2015 May;22(5):496-502. Epub 2015 Feb 27 doi: 10.3171/2014.10.SPINE14537. PMID: 25723120
Prevalence of knee osteoarthritis, lumbar spondylosis, and osteoporosis in Japanese men and women: the research on osteoarthritis/osteoporosis against disability study.
Yoshimura N, Muraki S, Oka H, Mabuchi A, En-Yo Y, Yoshida M, Saika A, Yoshida H, Suzuki T, Yamamoto S, Ishibashi H, Kawaguchi H, Nakamura K, Akune T
J Bone Miner Metab 2009;27(5):620-8. Epub 2009 Jul 1 doi: 10.1007/s00774-009-0080-8. PMID: 19568689

Diagnosis

Risk of Cervical Dizziness in Patients With Cervical Spondylosis.
Chang TP, Wang Z, Lee XX, Kuo YH, Schubert MC
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2024 Feb 1;150(2):93-98. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2023.3810. PMID: 38095893Free PMC Article
Impact of Sarcopenia on Degenerative Lumbar Spondylosis.
Gibbons D, Ahern DP, Curley AE, Kepler CK, Butler JS
Clin Spine Surg 2021 Mar 1;34(2):43-50. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000001047. PMID: 33633055
Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Yavin D, Casha S, Wiebe S, Feasby TE, Clark C, Isaacs A, Holroyd-Leduc J, Hurlbert RJ, Quan H, Nataraj A, Sutherland GR, Jette N
Neurosurgery 2017 May 1;80(5):701-715. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyw162. PMID: 28327997
Patient misconceptions concerning lumbar spondylosis diagnosis and treatment.
Franz EW, Bentley JN, Yee PP, Chang KW, Kendall-Thomas J, Park P, Yang LJ
J Neurosurg Spine 2015 May;22(5):496-502. Epub 2015 Feb 27 doi: 10.3171/2014.10.SPINE14537. PMID: 25723120
Complications of revision spinal surgery.
Eichholz KM, Ryken TC
Neurosurg Focus 2003 Sep 15;15(3):E1. doi: 10.3171/foc.2003.15.3.1. PMID: 15347219

Therapy

Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Yavin D, Casha S, Wiebe S, Feasby TE, Clark C, Isaacs A, Holroyd-Leduc J, Hurlbert RJ, Quan H, Nataraj A, Sutherland GR, Jette N
Neurosurgery 2017 May 1;80(5):701-715. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyw162. PMID: 28327997
Surgery for degenerative lumbar spondylosis.
Gibson JN, Waddell G
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005 Oct 19;2005(4):CD001352. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001352.pub3. PMID: 16235281Free PMC Article
Surgery for degenerative lumbar spondylosis.
Gibson JN, Waddell G
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005 Apr 18;(2):CD001352. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001352.pub2. PMID: 15846617
Surgery for degenerative lumbar spondylosis.
Gibson JN, Waddell G, Grant IC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000;(3):CD001352. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001352. PMID: 10908493
Surgery for degenerative lumbar spondylosis.
Gibson JN, Waddell G, Grant IC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000;(2):CD001352. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001352. PMID: 10796435

Prognosis

Lumbar spine abnormalities in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea.
Tarnoki AD, Tarnoki DL, Oláh C, Szily M, Kovacs DT, Dienes A, Piroska M, Forgo B, Pinheiro M, Ferreira P, Kostyál L, Meszaros M, Pako J, Kunos L, Bikov A
Sci Rep 2021 Aug 10;11(1):16233. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-95667-3. PMID: 34376739Free PMC Article
Prevalence, incidence and progression of lumbar spondylosis by gender and age strata.
Muraki S, Yoshimura N, Akune T, Tanaka S, Takahashi I, Fujiwara S
Mod Rheumatol 2014 Jul;24(4):657-61. Epub 2013 Nov 5 doi: 10.3109/14397595.2013.843761. PMID: 24252032
Coexisting lumbar spondylosis in patients undergoing TKA: how common and how serious?
Chang CB, Park KW, Kang YG, Kim TK
Clin Orthop Relat Res 2014 Feb;472(2):710-7. Epub 2013 Sep 25 doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-3298-7. PMID: 24065173Free PMC Article
Prevalence and risk factors for cervical and lumbar spondylosis in interventional electrophysiologists.
Birnie D, Healey JS, Krahn AD, Ahmad K, Crystal E, Khaykin Y, Chauhan V, Philippon F, Exner D, Thibault B, Hruczkowski T, Nery P, Keren A, Redfearn D
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2011 Sep;22(9):957-60. Epub 2011 Mar 8 doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02041.x. PMID: 21385267
Complications of revision spinal surgery.
Eichholz KM, Ryken TC
Neurosurg Focus 2003 Sep 15;15(3):E1. doi: 10.3171/foc.2003.15.3.1. PMID: 15347219

Clinical prediction guides

Risk of Cervical Dizziness in Patients With Cervical Spondylosis.
Chang TP, Wang Z, Lee XX, Kuo YH, Schubert MC
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2024 Feb 1;150(2):93-98. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2023.3810. PMID: 38095893Free PMC Article
Lumbar spine abnormalities in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea.
Tarnoki AD, Tarnoki DL, Oláh C, Szily M, Kovacs DT, Dienes A, Piroska M, Forgo B, Pinheiro M, Ferreira P, Kostyál L, Meszaros M, Pako J, Kunos L, Bikov A
Sci Rep 2021 Aug 10;11(1):16233. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-95667-3. PMID: 34376739Free PMC Article
Lumbar Degenerative Disease Part 1: Anatomy and Pathophysiology of Intervertebral Discogenic Pain and Radiofrequency Ablation of Basivertebral and Sinuvertebral Nerve Treatment for Chronic Discogenic Back Pain: A Prospective Case Series and Review of Literature.
Kim HS, Wu PH, Jang IT
Int J Mol Sci 2020 Feb 21;21(4) doi: 10.3390/ijms21041483. PMID: 32098249Free PMC Article
Prevalence and risk factors for cervical and lumbar spondylosis in interventional electrophysiologists.
Birnie D, Healey JS, Krahn AD, Ahmad K, Crystal E, Khaykin Y, Chauhan V, Philippon F, Exner D, Thibault B, Hruczkowski T, Nery P, Keren A, Redfearn D
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2011 Sep;22(9):957-60. Epub 2011 Mar 8 doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02041.x. PMID: 21385267
Complications of revision spinal surgery.
Eichholz KM, Ryken TC
Neurosurg Focus 2003 Sep 15;15(3):E1. doi: 10.3171/foc.2003.15.3.1. PMID: 15347219

Recent systematic reviews

Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Yavin D, Casha S, Wiebe S, Feasby TE, Clark C, Isaacs A, Holroyd-Leduc J, Hurlbert RJ, Quan H, Nataraj A, Sutherland GR, Jette N
Neurosurgery 2017 May 1;80(5):701-715. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyw162. PMID: 28327997
Anterior lumbar interbody fusion versus transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion--systematic review and meta-analysis.
Phan K, Thayaparan GK, Mobbs RJ
Br J Neurosurg 2015;29(5):705-11. Epub 2015 May 12 doi: 10.3109/02688697.2015.1036838. PMID: 25968330
Surgery for degenerative lumbar spondylosis.
Gibson JN, Waddell G
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005 Oct 19;2005(4):CD001352. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001352.pub3. PMID: 16235281Free PMC Article
Surgery for degenerative lumbar spondylosis.
Gibson JN, Waddell G, Grant IC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000;(3):CD001352. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001352. PMID: 10908493
Surgery for degenerative lumbar spondylosis.
Gibson JN, Waddell G, Grant IC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000;(2):CD001352. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001352. PMID: 10796435

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