Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics, surgical treatment and clinical curative effect of multilevel spinal stenosis in cervical and lumbar. Methods From July 2012 to July 2016, a retrospective analysis of 24 cases with multilevel spinal stenosis in cervical and lumbar. There were 19 males and 5 females, aged from 39 to 80 years (average, 57.5±8.6 years) and 6 to 36 months duration. The preoperative imaging of 24 cases showed cervical and lumbar multilevel spinal canal compression at the same time, and the clinical manifestations were limb numbness, intermittent claudication, walking instability and weakness, and positive pathological signs. Cervical decompression was performed in 20 cases, lumbar decompression in 2 case, and staged decompression in 2 cases. Preoperative measurement of the sagittal diameter ratio of C3-6 were performed. Clinical outcomes were evaluated and the Japan Orthopaedic Association Score (JOA) and Oswestry disability Index (ODI) in preoperation and postoperation were compared at the last follow-up. Results All the 24 patients in this group successfully completed the operation. Mean blood loss was (277.1±141.8) mL. The mean operation time was (134.6±40.6) min. The preoperative measurement of the sagittal diameter of C3-6 vertebral canal was 0.736 ± 0.086. All patients were followed up from 18 to 36 months (average, 24.2±5.1 months). All patients had stage I incision healing and there was no iatrogenic neural damage. Two cases of postoperative wound cerebrospinal fluid leakage and healed after symptomatic treatment, and 2 cases of cervical fifth nerve root palsy and recovered well by nerve nutrition and rehabilitation exercise. At the last follow-up, the JOA score of cervical and lumbar vertebrae were (13.8±1.8, 23.0±2.4), which were significantly higher than that of preoperative score (7.7±1.8, 12.3±2.3) (P< 0.05), respectively. The average improvement rate of JOA score of cervical and lumbar vertebrae were (67.6±14.2)% and (64.8±11.9)%, respectively. The ODI score (27.4±7.6) at the last follow-up was significantly lower than the preoperative score (56.5±6.9) (P < 0.05). Conclusion Multilevel spinal stenosis in cervical and lumbar is not uncommon, and some patients with developmental cervical spinal stenosis. Surgical treatment of primary lesions can improve the limb function and the quality of life. |