Surgical treatment of facet syndrome in segmental instability of the lumbar spine

Abstract

A clinical example shows a rare case of surgical treatment of facet syndrome, which is formed against the background of instability of the spinal motion segment of the spine at the L IV -L V level using the method of laser vaporization and denervation of the facet joints. The aim of the work is to consider the clinical and diagnostic indicators of facet syndrome and to assess the role of imaging research methods in the diagnosis of this syndrome. At the outpatient stage, with long-term persistent pain syndrome in the lumbar spine, non-stop conservative methods of treatment, the patient underwent survey radiography and MRI examination of this area in order to exclude a specific process (oncopathology, pathological fracture against the background of osteoporosis, spondylitis, etc.) Chronic pain syndrome with its ineffective conservative treatment leads to maladjustment of the psychoemotional and professional-labor state of the patient. Determining the source of pain impulses in the lumbar spine can be difficult, since pain can cause degenerative and pathological changes in various anatomical structures of the spine (intervertebral disc, facet joints, ligaments, muscles, etc.), which can form a clinical picture of pain syndrome with its various manifestations and symptoms, which do not always clearly determine the level and structure of the affected spine. In this connection, for the timely and correct determination of the diagnosis of all patients with chronic pain syndrome in the lumbar spine, it is necessary to be sent to specialized neurosurgical institutions, in which patients undergo a set of necessary medical and diagnostic procedures to determine the further management tactics and treatment algorithm for this category of patients.