The indications for lumbar discectomy are pain and neurological dysfunction. This paper considers the extent and timing of neurological recovery following spinal decompression.

BACKGROUND The objective of this study is to evaluate the factors influencing the outcome of back pain and disability in patients operated for lumbar stenosis without instability and deformity using two classical surgical techniques: decompression alone and decompression plus fusion. METHODS This is a retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent lumbar surgery with standard posterior ...

1 Rehabilitation following lumbar fusion surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Introduction; Lumbar fusion surgery (LFS) is undertaken to rigidly stabilise adjacent vertebral motion segments. LFS is commonly performed simultaneously with decompression of affected neural tissue, to relieve back and/or neurogenic leg pain [1-3]. Common surgical indications include spondylolisthesis, dis...

STUDY DESIGN A retrospective study. PURPOSE To assess the radiographic progression of degenerative lumbar scoliosis after short segment decompression and fusion without deformity correction. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE The aims of surgery in degenerative lumbar scoliosis are the relief of low back and leg pain along with a correction of the deformity. Short segment decompression and fusion can b...

BACKGROUND For surgical treatment of lumbar and lumbosacral tuberculosis, the anterior approach has been the most popular approach because it allows direct access to the infected tissue, thereby providing good decompression. However, anterior fixation is not strong, and graft failure and loss of correction are frequent complications. The posterior approach allows circumferential decompression o...

The most common cause of lumbar spinal canal stenosis is age-related degenerative changes. ligamentum flavum said to become thicker and stiffer with age, based on several histological cadaver studies. However, there are no studies determining the changes mechanical properties in live patients. We examined patients evaluated A total 44 undergoing decompression surgery due disease at our institut...

Background: An oscillating bone saw is rarely used to perform laminectomy. The purpose of this study was to describea relatively quick and harmless technique for multilevel laminectomy in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) usingan oscillating bone saw to find out how this instrument affects the time of surgery and rate of complications.Methods: This prospective study w...