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ReviewCurrent reviews in musculoskeletal medicine2017

Lumbar Disc Herniation.

Raj M Amin, Nicholas S Andrade, Brian J Neuman

Registry-linked trialOpen access · bronzeAbstract readReview
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In one paragraph

Review in Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05927662 (Does the Sagittal Profile of the Patient Effect the Results of Mini-open Lumbar Discectomy? A Preliminary Mid-term Results Report), which is not on this map. Cited by 178 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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178citing papers in PubMed, 10 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05927662 completednot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Does the Sagittal Profile of the Patient Effect the Results of Mini-open Lumbar Discectomy? A Preliminary Mid-term Results Report

TypeobservationalSponsorSaglik Bilimleri UniversitesiRan2019 to 2023Enrolled50ConditionsDisplacement of Intervertebral Disc Without MyelopathyArmslumbar discectomy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

178 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 303 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy in patients with lumbar disc herniation: a meta-analysis.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025
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  4. Association ofMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025
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  17. Minimally invasive tubular lumbar microdiscectomy in pediatric patients: a single-center case series.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026
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118 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Raj M AminDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Nicholas S AndradeJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Brian J NeumanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA. bneuman7@jhmi.edu.
Johns Hopkins Hospital · USJohns Hopkins Medicine · USJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewSubstantial advancements have been made in the cause, diagnosis, imaging, and treatment options available for patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH). We examined the current evidence and highlight the concepts on the frontline of discovery in LDH. RECENT

findingsThere are a myriad of novel etiologies of LDH detailed in recent literature including inflammatory factors and infectious microbes. In the clinical setting, recent data focuses on improvements in computer tomography as a diagnostic tool and non-traditional injection options including tumor necrosis alpha inhibitors and platelet-rich plasma. Operative treatment outcomes have focused on minimally invasive endoscopic approaches and demonstrated robust 5-year post-operative outcomes. Advances in the molecular etiology of LDH will continue to drive novel treatment options. The role of endoscopic treatment for LDH will continue to evolve. Further research into10-year outcomes will be necessary as this surgical approach continues to gain widespread popularity.

Indexed as

Diagnosis of lumbar disc herniationEndoscopic discectomyLumbar disc herniationMinimally invasive discectomyNon-operative treatment of lumbar disc herniationOperative treatment of lumbar disc herniation

Identifiers

PMID28980275
PMCPMC5685963
OpenAlexW2764336842

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