期刊
CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS
卷 30, 期 6, 页码 528-536出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2015.04.005
关键词
Back pain; Physical impairment; Operation; Functional disorder; Outcome; Evidence
资金
- STTR-Phase II Grant from the National Institute on Aging [2R42AG032748]
- Arizona Center on Aging
Background: Objective motor performance measures, especially gait assessment could improve evaluation of low back disorder surgeries. However, no study has compared the relative effectiveness of gait parameters for assessing motor performance in low back disorders after surgery. The purpose of the current review was to determine the sensitive gait parameters that address physical improvements in each specific spinal disorder after surgical intervention. Methods: Articles were searched with the following inclusion criteria: 1) population studied consisted of individuals with low back disorders requiring surgery; 2) low back disorder was measured objectively using gait assessment tests pre- and post-surgery. The quality of the selected studies was assessed using Delphi consensus, and meta-analysis was performed to compare pre- and post-surgical changes. Findings: Thirteen articles met inclusion criteria, which, almost exclusively, addressed two types of spinal disorders/interventions: 1) scoliosis/spinal fusion; and 2) stenosis/decompression. For patients with scoliosis, improvements in hip and shoulder motion (effect size = 0.32-1.58), energy expenditure (effect size = 0.59-1.18), and activity symmetry of upper-body muscles during gait were present after spinal fusion. For patients with spinal stenosis, increases in gait speed, stride length, cadence, symmetry, walking smoothness, and walking endurance (effect size = 0.60-2.50), and decrease in gait variability (effect size = 1.45) were observed after decompression surgery. Interpretation: For patients with scoliosis, gait improvements can be better assessed by measuring upper-body motion and EMG rather than the lower extremities. For patients with spinal stenosis, motor performance improvements can be captured by measuring walking spatio-temporal parameters, gait patterns, and walking endurance. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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