Publications by authors named "T Isu"
Background: Tarsal tunnel syndrome (TTS) is a common entrapment neuropathy of the posterior tibial nerve. Surgery can be performed less invasively under local anesthesia. We adopted zig-zag skin incision to prevent postoperative wound complications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Middle cluneal nerve (MCN) entrapment around the sacroiliac joint elicits low back pain (LBP). For surgical decompression to be successful, the course of the MCN must be known. We retrospectively studied the MCN course in 15 patients who had undergone MCN neurolysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction Low back pain (LBP) is a major contributor to decreases in the ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) in older adults. Paralumbar spine disease (PLSD) is a common cause of LBP. We aimed to investigate the causes of LBP, including PLSD, among older adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Tarsal tunnel syndrome (TTS) is a common entrapment neuropathy that is sometimes elicited by ganglia in the tarsal tunnel.
Methods: Between August 2020 and July 2022, we operated on 117 sides with TTS. This retrospective study examined data from 8 consecutive patients (8 sides: 5 men, 3 women; average age 67.
Identification and decompression of superior cluneal nerve implicated in low back pain.
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
February 2024
Article Synopsis
- - Low back pain (LBP) can be linked to the entrapment of the superior cluneal nerve (SCN) near the iliac crest, and a surgical approach can help alleviate the issue, but identifying all entrapped nerves is a challenge.
- - A study with 20 patients (average age 72.5) developed a 3-step surgery procedure to decompress SCNs, discovering a total of 66 nerves across all patients, with varying success at each step.
- - The research concluded that the SCN is most easily identified when the thoracolumbar fascia is first opened; the proposed 3-step method enhances nerve identification during surgery.