Objectives Evidence comparing the effectiveness of surgical and conservative treatment of symptomatic lumbar disc herniation is controversial. We sought to compare short-term and long-term ...

Thus, a left L5-S1 disc herniation compresses the left S1 nerve ... Although most recover without surgery, patients with large midline lumbar HNPs may suffer significant neurological impairment.

Lumbar disc ... in herniation size on MRI or CT) served as secondary outcome measures, although the correlation between imaging improvements and clinical outcomes varied. Since its introduction into ...

Two surgical procedures are performed commonly ... and exhibited degenerative intervertebral disk changes at L4/L5, L5/S1, or both. Patients with nerve root compression from herniated disks ...

Disc height reduction was also found to be most common at the L5/S1 level. However, the most common height reduction was only mild. A similar trend of increased prevalence of disc herniation was noted ...

Non-operative solutions are involved in most cases of L4-L5 pain. Only severe cases that are unresponsive to treatments and ...

ABSTRACT: Background: Surgical treatment of lumbar disc herniation is a widely debated topic, with several techniques available. Percutaneous endoscopic discectomy (PELD) has gained popularity due to ...

You might have a more extensive or complicated surgery if you have multiple levels of disease or if you have bone deformities in addition to disc impingement. An ACDF is done to relieve cervical ...

Outcome measures Annual rates of simple (microsurgical discectomy, decompression) and complex surgical procedures (fusion, disc prosthesis) in the lumbar spine. Results The rate of lumbar spine ...