ReviewInternational orthopaedics2019
Factors that influence neurological deficit and recovery in lumbar disc prolapse-a narrative review.
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- Functional and Neurological Outcomes After Spine Surgery and Neurorehabilitation for Chronic Discogenic Low Back Pain: A Prospective Observational Pre-Post Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Pathophysiology of Migrated Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Herniations.Spine surgery and related research · 2025Article
- Roles of Chemokines in Intervertebral Disk Degeneration.Current pain and headache reports · 2024Review
- Does intervertebral disc degeneration in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correlate with patient-reported pain scores? A review of 968 cases.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 · 2024Review
- Does the L5 spinal nerve move? Anatomical evaluation with implications for postoperative L5 nerve palsy.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2021Article
- Disc herniation and disc disease: the present and the future of management.International orthopaedics · 2019Article
- A Novel Capsule Lumbar Interbody Fusion (CLIF) in Treating Foot Drop due to Lumbar Degenerative Diseases: a Prospective, Observational Study.Pain research & managementObservational
- A systematic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy of physiotherapy intervention in management of lumbar prolapsed intervertebral disc.International journal of health sciencesReview
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Abstract
Neurodeficit due to lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is a serious complication and can range from sensory hypoesthesia in a single dermatome to a debilitating condition like cauda equina syndrome (CES). Many authors have described variable clinical and radiological risk factors for neurodeficit in LDH. Similarly the prognostic factors influencing recovery have been variable across the studies. This narrative review discusses the pathogenesis, most consistent factors associated with the occurrence of neurodeficit in LDH patients and also the factors which have a prognostic role in recovery. Pathological mechanisms like venous congestion, neuronal ischaemia and multiple root impairment act either individually or in combination to result in neurodeficit in LDH patients. Among the clinical risk factors, diabetes mellitus and acute onset of symptoms have been associated with neurodeficit while pre-existing spinal canal stenosis, non-contained discs (sequestrated/migrated) are potential radiological risk factors for developing neurodeficit. When considering prognostic factors for recovery, pre-operative muscle strength is the only significant factor. Knowledge about the causative and prognostic factors in neurodeficit following LDH would help in the successful management of this condition.
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