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Clinical follow-up after surgery of lumbar disc prolapses. A critical analysis.

Kwesi Dei-anangGünther MeinigHans-andré Kessel

subject

AdultMaleReoperationmedicine.medical_specialtyDiscitisAdolescentmedicine.medical_treatmentLumbar discPostoperative ComplicationsSex FactorsDiscectomymedicineHumansHerniaChildIntervertebral DiscAgedRetrospective StudiesSciaticaLumbar Vertebraebusiness.industryAge FactorsGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseLow back painhumanitiesSurgeryIntervertebral diskSurgeryFemaleNeurology (clinical)Neurosurgerymedicine.symptombusinessLumbar disc diseaseIntervertebral Disc DisplacementFollow-Up Studies

description

A retrospective clinical study was made on 987 patients with lumbar disc disease treated by discectomy. All patients had been operated on in the Department of Neurosurgery (University-Hospital Mainz). 545 patients were males, and 442 females (1.2:1). Patients in the 4th decade of life were affected most often (33.5%). Perioperative complications occurred in 5.4%, with discitis as the single major complication (1.9%). 83% of all patients who underwent discectomy could return to their normal occupation.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1990-01-01Neurosurgical review
10.1007/bf00313019https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2398950