๐ฌIn plain words
What the trial is, and whether it could suit you
The hypothesis of our study is that SPECT/CT bone scan fixation quantified by SUVMAX on a CZT solid state camera preoperatively would identify good responders to lumbar arthrodesis surgery.
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๐ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria:
* Persons with back pain for at least 3 months (presumed to be due to degenerative disc disease or spondylolisthesis).
* Persons who have received full information about the organisation of the research and have signed the informed consent and :
* Age โฅ 18 years, having read and understood the information document.
* Affiliated to a social security scheme.
* Lumbar arthrodesis involving a maximum of 2 floors.
* Standardized lumbar arthrodesis surgery performed by one of the three senior neurosurgeons of the neurosurgery department of the Nancy CHRU, using similar surgical techniques.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Low back pain of neuropathic origin. The Neuropathic Pain Scale 4 questionnaire is used to diagnose neuropathic pain (score is โฅ 4/10)
* History of lumbar spine surgery
* Presence of other pathologies responsible for lumbar pain (multistage discopathies, ankylosing spondylitis, spondylodiscitis, rheumatoid arthritis, vertebral compression, vertebral metastasis, narrow lumbar canal, scoliosis, spondylolisthesis by isthmic lysis)
* Pregnant women or women of childbearing age without suitable contraception or nursing mothers.
* Unstable medical condition and/or inability to remain immobile in supine position during recordings.
* Known allergy to any component of the radiopharmaceutical (TECHNESCAN HDP).
* Person referred to in Articles L. 1121-5, L. 1121-7 and L1121-8 of the Public Health Code.
* Persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, persons under psychiatric care by virtue of Articles L. 3212-1 and L. 3213-1.
* Persons of full age who are unable to express their opposition.
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