Assessment of pure single nerve root resection in the treatment of spinal schwannoma: focus on solitary spinal schwannomas located below the thoracolumbar junction

摘要

Background The incidence of neurological deficits is reportedly low after sacrificing the affected nerve root during spinal schwannoma treatment. Although the incidence has been widely reported, the operative method for nerve root resection has been not clarified. To evaluate the safety of pure nerve root resection, we focused on solitary spinal schwannomas below the thoracolumbar level and investigated the effect of affected nerve resection.