ArticleDer Orthopade2017
Predictors of the outcome of lumbar disc herniation following classical surgery : Laminotomy with discectomy.
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- The effect of symptom duration on the outcomes of lumbar discectomy for radicular pain secondary to lumbar disc herniation: 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 · 2025Pooled it
- Answer to the Letter to the Editor of J. Li, et al. concerning "The effect of symptom duration on the outcomes of lumbar discectomy for radicular pain secondary to lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis" by Low WX, et al. (Eur Spine J [2025]; doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-08912-y).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 · 2025Article
- Collagenase chemical lysis versus foraminal endoscopic surgery for lumbar disc herniation: superior efficacy and prognostic factors in postoperative recovery.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
- Database analysis comparing incidence and complication rates between inpatient and outpatient laminotomies for lumbar disc herniation.North American Spine Society journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundSeveral surgical variables and patient characteristics play an influential role in the prognosis of lumbar disc herniation following laminotomy with discectomy. This paper seeks to evaluate the perioperative predictor variables for the outcome of lumbar disc herniation. PATIENTS AND
methodsFrom October 2013 to July 2016, 166 surgical patients were evaluated using prospectively collected data. Patients' preoperative independent variables (age, sex, body mass index, level of disc herniation, pain duration, and American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Score) were correlated with functional outcome measures such as primary outcome measures (length of hospital stay; postoperative visual analog scale, VAS; Oswestry disability index, ODI) and secondary outcome measures (operation room time; estimated intraoperative blood loss, EBL; complications; readmission) as dependent variables. Multivariate linear regression as well as independent and paired sample t‑tests were used to analyze data. Data processing and analysis were carried out in SPSS 16.0. Results were deemed significant at P < 0.05.
resultsThere were significant improvements in the postoperative mean VAS back and leg scores and the postoperative mean ODI back and leg scores compared to preoperative values. Using multivariate linear regression analysis, the association of patient age (b = 0.246, P = 0.003) and pain duration (b = 0.152, P = 0.04) with estimated intraoperative blood loss was statistically significant. Age was also associated with the postoperative VAS back score (b = -0.197, P = 0.02).
conclusionPain duration and age are predictive of estimated blood loss. Patient age is also predictive of the postoperative VAS back score.
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