Microsurgical discectomy: a prospective study of 200 patients
| Autor: | Hart Schutz, C.P.N. Watson |
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| Rok vydání: | 1987 |
| Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Microsurgery Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment MEDLINE Discectomy Back pain medicine Humans Prospective Studies Prospective cohort study Child Intervertebral Disc Aged Sciatica Postoperative Care business.industry Leg pain General Medicine Middle Aged Post operative morbidity Surgery Pain Clinics Neurology Female Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business Intervertebral Disc Displacement |
| Zdroj: | The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques. 14(1) |
| ISSN: | 0317-1671 |
| Popis: | This report describes the results of microsurgical discectomy in a prospective study of 200 consecutive patients with intractable sciatica, followed independently by a pain clinic. Post operative morbidity was minimal, the complication rate very low, and patients were discharged home early. Leg pain was relieved in almost all patients, but back pain was relieved in only 72% of patients. The rate of return to work at one, three and twelve months post-operatively was 50%, 83% and 95% respectively. Microsurgical discectomy is an effective and safe procedure. |
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