BACKGROUND: Incidental durotomy is a familiar encounter during surgery for lumbar @entity612 . The impact of durotomy on long-term outcomes remains a matter of debate. OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of durotomy on the long-term outcomes of @entity1 in the Spine @entity1 Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). METHODS: The SPORT cohort @entity1 with a confirmed diagnosis of @entity612 , without associated spondylolisthesis, undergoing standard, first-time, open decompressive laminectomy, with or without fusion, were followed up from baseline at 6 weeks, and 3, 6, and 12 months and yearly thereafter at 13 spine clinics in 11 US states. @entity1 data from this prospectively gathered database were reviewed. As of May 2009, the mean follow-up among all analyzed @entity1 was 43.8 months. RESULTS: Four hundred nine @entity1 underwent first-time open laminectomy with or without fusion. Thirty-seven of these @entity1 (9%) had an incidental durotomy. No significant differences were observed with or without durotomy in age; sex; race; body mass index; the prevalence of smoking, @entity6 , and @entity101 ; decompression level; number of levels decompressed; or whether an additional fusion was performed. The durotomy group had significantly increased operative duration, operative @entity190 , and inpatient stay. There were, however, no differences in incidence of nerve @entity130 , mortality, additional surgeries, or primary outcomes (Short Form-36 Bodily Pain or Physical Function scores or Oswestry Disability Index) at yearly follow-ups to 4 years. CONCLUSIONS: Incidental durotomy during first-time lumbar laminectomy for @entity612 did not impact long-term outcomes in affected @entity1 .

SPORT: does incidental durotomy affect long-term outcomes in cases of XXXX ?

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'patients', 'Patient'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertension'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['diabetes mellitus'] @entity612 :: ('MESH:D013130', 'Disease') :: ['spinal stenosis'] @entity190 :: ('MESH:D006473', 'Disease') :: ['blood loss'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['root injury']
@entity612 :: (MESH:D013130,Disease) :: ['spinal stenosis']
