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ReviewInternational orthopaedics2019

Current concepts for lumbar disc herniation.

Thami Benzakour, Vasilios Igoumenou, Andreas F Mavrogenis, Ahmed Benzakour

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Review in International orthopaedics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 121 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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121citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

121 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 199 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy versus microdiscectomy for 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 · 2024
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  8. Complication rates of different discectomy techniques for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation: a network 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 · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Thami BenzakourZerktouni Orthopaedic Clinic, 158, Boulevard Anfa, 20050, Casablanca, Morocco. t.benzakour@gmail.com.
Vasilios IgoumenouFirst Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece.
Andreas F MavrogenisFirst Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece.
Ahmed BenzakourOrthopaedic and Traumatology Surgery Department (Pr Ch Court), AP-HP Paris, Bicêtre University Hospital, Paris-Sud University ORSAY, 78 Rue du Général Leclerc, 94275, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRAssistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris · FRAssociation Marocaine Pour la Recherche Développement · MA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo present the pathophysiology, biology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and current treatment options for lumbar disc herniation.

methodsA thorough literature search was undertaken in PubMed and Google Scholar to summarize the current knowledge and future perspectives on lumbar disc herniation.

resultsSeveral changes in the biology of the intervertebral disc are thought to contribute to disc herniation; nevertheless, the exact inciting event leading to disc herniation is yet to be discovered. Non-operative treatments have stood the test of time as the first-line treatment for most patients with lumbar disc herniation; however, operative treatment remains the current gold standard, with minimally invasive endoscopic microdiscectomy techniques showing best results with respect to postoperative pain and function.

conclusionsThe exact event leading to disc herniation remains unclear. Non-operative treatments should be the first-line treatment for most patients with lumbar disc herniation. Operative treatment remains the current gold standard, with minimally invasive endoscopic microdiscectomy techniques showing best results with respect to postoperative pain and function. Regenerative medicine is promising.

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DiskectomyIntervertebral Disc DegenerationIntervertebral Disc DisplacementEndoscopyHumansIntervertebral DiscLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative PainTreatment OutcomeDisc diseasesDisc herniationIntervertebral discLumbar spine

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PMID30506088
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