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ArticleNeurosurgical review2024

Prognostic factors for residual symptoms following percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy.

Yang Yu, Jingming Wang, Lei Wang, Wenqiang Xing, Xiaoduo Xu, Tiantian Zhu, Qinglei Gong, Weimin Huang

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Article in Neurosurgical review, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. 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 · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Yang YuOrthopedic Department, 960 Hospital of People's Liberation Army, NO.25 Shifan Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250031, People's Republic of China.
Jingming WangOrthopedic Department, 960 Hospital of People's Liberation Army, NO.25 Shifan Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250031, People's Republic of China.
Lei WangOrthopedic Department, 960 Hospital of People's Liberation Army, NO.25 Shifan Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250031, People's Republic of China.
Wenqiang XingOrthopedic Department, 960 Hospital of People's Liberation Army, NO.25 Shifan Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250031, People's Republic of China.
Xiaoduo XuOrthopedic Department, 960 Hospital of People's Liberation Army, NO.25 Shifan Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250031, People's Republic of China.
Tiantian ZhuStatistics Department, 960 Hospital of People's Liberation Army, NO.25 Shifan Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250031, People's Republic of China.
Qinglei GongRadiology Department, 960 Hospital of People's Liberation Army, NO.25 Shifan Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250031, People's Republic of China.
Weimin HuangOrthopedic Department, 960 Hospital of People's Liberation Army, NO.25 Shifan Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250031, People's Republic of China. ever_23@163.com.

Funding

Shandong Provincial Medical and Health Development Plan No. 202204071067
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To explore the risk factors for residual symptoms following percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD). A retrospective case-controlled study. From January 2015 to December 2020, consecutive patients who underwent PELD for lumbar disc herniation (LDH) in our department were retrospectively studied. All the patients were followed-up at least two years. Residual symptoms were analyzed for association with baseline data, clinical feature, physical examination, and radiographic characteristics, which were used to detected the risk factors. A total of 339 patients were included in this study, with a mean follow-up of 28.7 ± 3.6 months. Of the enrolled patients, 90 (26.5%) patients experienced residual low back pain (LBP), and 76 (22.4%) patients experienced leg numbness (LN). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that intervertebral disc calcification on CT scans (odd ratio, 0.480; 95% confidence interval: 0.247 ~ 0.932; P < 0.05) was independent risk factor for postoperative residual LBP with odd ratio and longer symptom duration was risk factor for postoperative residual LN (odd ratio, 2.231; 95% confidence interval:1.066 ~ 4.671; P < 0.05). Residual symptoms following transforaminal endoscopic surgery are quite prevalent. Intervertebral disc calcification is a protective factor for residual low back pain, and a longer symptom duration is a risk factor for residual leg numbness.

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Diskectomy, PercutaneousIntervertebral Disc DisplacementLow Back PainLumbar VertebraeAdultAgedCalcinosisCase-Control StudiesEndoscopyFemaleHumansIntervertebral Disc DegenerationMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisCase–control studyLeg numbnessLow back painPercutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomyResidual symptomsRisk factors

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