ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2012
Recovery of muscle strength after microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniation: a prospective cohort study with 1-year follow-up.
Article in European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Prognostic factors and surgical outcomes of foot drop secondary to lumbar degenerative disease: A systematic review and Individual patient data meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Pooled it
- The efficacy and safety of condoliase for lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Pooled it
- Prognostic indicators of surgical outcome in painful foot drop: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2021Pooled it
- Physical prognostic factors predicting outcome following lumbar discectomy surgery: systematic review and narrative synthesis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2018Pooled it
- Incidence of Low Back Pain After Lumbar Discectomy for Herniated Disc and Its Effect on Patient-reported Outcomes.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2015Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of High Intensity Laser in Improving Motor Deficits in Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Low-Dose Collagenase Chemonucleolysis Combined with Radiofrequency in the Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation: A 10-Year Retrospective Study.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
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- Factors that influence neurological deficit and recovery in lumbar disc prolapse-a narrative review.International orthopaedics · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundSurgery has not been proven to be a better treatment option than non-operative management for limb paresis due to lumbar disc herniation. For the patients it will still be a concern, whether they will regain full strength after the operation or not.
methodsA prospective cohort study of 91 patients with preoperative paresis due to disc herniation with 1-year follow up was carried out. The primary outcome was muscle strength in affected limb, and the secondary outcome was self-reported symptoms on back and leg pain, disability, health related quality of life, general health and working capability.
resultsSeventy-five percent of patients had no paresis 1 year after the operation. The severity of the paresis was the only predictor for persistent paresis. Preoperative duration of the paresis did not influence the rate of full recovery. Non-recovery was associated with inferior outcomes and higher risk for reduced working capability.
conclusionsThe majority of patients with paresis were fully recovered 1 year after microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniation. If the paresis was severe at baseline, there was a four times higher risk for non-recovery. Patients who did not recover had significantly worse outcomes.
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