Chymopapain versus conventional surgery for lumbar disc herniation. 10-year results of treatment
| Autor: | A Nachemson, E. E. Transfeldt, G. D. Tregonning, I Macnab, JA McCulloch |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Male Reoperation medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Conventional surgery Pain Chymopapain Postoperative Complications Recurrence Discectomy Activities of Daily Living medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Hernia Aged Observer Variation Lumbar Vertebrae biology business.industry Intervertebral Disc Chemolysis Middle Aged medicine.disease Low back pain Combined Modality Therapy Surgery Intervertebral disk Treatment Outcome Orthopedic surgery biology.protein Workers' Compensation Female Lumbar disc herniation medicine.symptom business Low Back Pain Intervertebral Disc Displacement Diskectomy Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume. 73(3) |
| ISSN: | 0301-620X |
| Popis: | We reviewed two comparable groups of patients who had been treated for lumbar disc herniation by chymopapain chemonucleolysis (145) or conventional surgical discectomy (91). They were reviewed 10 years after treatment by questionnaire, followed by a personal interview by an independent observer. The results of the surgically treated groups were slightly better than those treated with chymopapain. In particular, there was significantly better early relief of leg and low back pain, and fewer patients needed a second procedure. Complications were few in both groups. |
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