Evaluation of Some Haematological Features of Tandem Spinal Stenosis Subjects In a Tertiary Hospital in Enugu, South East, Nigeria

Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu and Getrude Uzoma Obeagu
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Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu: Department of Health Services, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Nigeria
Getrude Uzoma Obeagu: Department of Nursing Science, Ebonyi State University, Nigeria

Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journals, 2017, vol. 9, issue 2, 34-37

Abstract: Tandem spinal stenosis (TSS) occurs as a result of spondylotic degeneration associated to symptomatic canal narrowing of multiple areas of the spine resulting to neurologic compression. It occurs more in elderly, more in male and the obese. The study was done to evaluate haematological features of tandem spinal stenosis in subjects attending a tertiary hospital in Enugu. The results showed significant increase (P 0.05) in lymphocytes, red blood cell, haemoglobin and packed cell volume of the tandem spinal stenosis (TSS) subjects (34.0±8.1%, 3.67±0.5 X1012/L, 11.0±0.6g/dl, 3.0±8.6%) compared to control (42.0±12.0%, 4.76±0.7 X1012/L, 14.3±0.5g/dl, 43.0±5.2%) and no significant difference (P>0.05) in total white cell, mean cell volume, mean cell haemoglobin, mean cell haemoglobin concentration of the tandem spinal stenosis (TSS) subjects (4.9±0.2 X109/L,89.91±7.9fl, 29.97±2.7pg, 333.33±15.0g/l) compared to control (5.0±0.5 X109/L, 90.34±4.3fl, 30.11±3.4pg, 333.26±23.0g/l) respectively. It shows that tandem spinal stenosis leads to anaemia and inflammation as shown by the decrease in the red blood cell, haemoglobin, packed cell volume and increased in neutrophil as a sign of oxidative stress which could be a result of inflammation or the pains, it could also lead to immunodeficiency as seen in reduction in lymphocytes.

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Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.19080/OROAJ.2017.09.555758

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