Comparison of Three Evaluation Methods for the Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Vacuum Phenomenon in Predicting Postoperative Residual Lower Back Pain
Evaluation of VP severity based on VP size (modified Willhuber's classification, SVP2) demonstrated the highest numerical predictive accuracy for postoperative residual LBP, but differences compared with other methods were not statistically significant. SVP scoring may serve as a useful preoperative tool.
Authors
- Seiji Ohtori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5738-6184)
- Masahiro Inoue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9518-9189)
- Sumihisa Orita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2676-5469)
- Yasuchika Aoki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1018-9527)
- Hiromasa Wakita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1306-4524)
- Kazuhide Inage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0540-4613)
- Satoshi Yoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5058-564X)
- Hiroshi Takahashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3497-4802)
- Toshiaki Kotani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0659-2970)
- Arata Nakajima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1132-9226)
- Yasuhiro Shiga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4887-0008)
- Yawara Eguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2247-5376)
- Masashi Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5294-9232)
- Shuhei Ohyama
- Koichi Nakagawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7859-4310)
- Yusuke Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2475-8409)
Institutions
- Toho University (JP)
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
- Chiba University (JP)
- Toho University Medical Center Sakura Hospital (JP)
- Seirei Sakura Citizen Hospital (JP)
- Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-09-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.93408
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00