Microdiskectomy for lumbar disk herniation: a review of 100 cases.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
One hundred patients who underwent microlumbar diskectomy over 5 years were retrospectively reviewed. L4-5 and L5-S1 were compared to determine whether a patient's post-surgical outcome is related to the level where a herniation has occurred. Overall results included 70 excellent, 19 good, 2 fair, and 9 poor. Statistical analysis showed that neither the level involved, length of follow-up, nor degree of manual labor predicted outcome. Older patients and females tended to fare worse, but the trends were not significant. Three recurrent herniations occurred, 1 in the L4-L5 group and 2 in the L5-S1 group. No variable predicted recurrence.
Medical subject headings
- Diskectomy
- Intervertebral Disc Displacement
- Lumbar Vertebrae
Anatomy
- lumbar spine