Reoperation after Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Surgery

The Health quality assessment patients whit Lumbar disc herniation, before and after Herniated Lumbar Disc surgery

Introduction and Aim: Lumbar disc herniation is one of the most common causes of low back pain. Sciatic pain in association with lumbar disc herniation may require surgical intervention in the form of lumbar discectomy.Chronic illnesses such as the low back pain has important consequences like an alteration in the health quality of the person. Health quality is a multi-faceted concept and goes ...

Prolapsed Lumbar Intervertebral Disc

Cramps in the affected leg are quite common and persistent although sciatic pain may have disappeared completely. A small proportion of patients develop a true recurrent prolapse (prolapse from the same disc) months to years later. This varies in individual statistics, but is probably in the neighbourhood of 4 per cent. to 5 per cent. These recurrent attacks of sciatica, due to a further protru...

Rehabilitation after lumbar disc surgery.

BACKGROUND Although several rehabilitation programs, physical fitness programs or protocols regarding instruction for patients to return to work after lumbar disc surgery have been suggested, little is known about the efficacy and effectiveness of these treatments. There are still persistent fears of causing re-injury, re-herniation, or instability. OBJECTIVES The objective of this systematic...

Analysis of adjacent segment reoperation after lumbar total disc replacement

BACKGROUND Fusion has long been used for treating chronic back pain unresponsive to nonoperative care. However, potential development of adjacent segment degeneration resulting in reoperation is a concern. Total disc replacement (TDR) has been proposed as a method for addressing back pain and preventing or reducing adjacent segment degeneration. The purpose of the study was to determine the reo...

role of depression after lumbar disc surgery