ReviewCureus2024
Discectomy for Lumbar Disc Herniation in Pediatric and Adolescent Populations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Same-day discharge after pediatric neurosurgical procedures: a single-institution experience.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026Article
- Juvenile lumbar disc herniation: impact of delayed diagnosis and surgical treatment on outcome in a 10-year single-center series.Acta neurochirurgica · 2026Article
- Endoscopic spine surgery across the pediatric pathological spectrum: A systematic review of indications, techniques, and outcomes.Surgical neurology international · 2026Review
- Clinical characteristics and distinct recovery trajectories of pain and disability after lumbar microdiscectomy in children and adolescents.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Unilateral biportal endoscopic spinal surgery for the treatment of Bertolotti syndrome in an adolescent, a case report.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Characterizing Spinal Decompression for Foot Drop Caused by Lumbar Degenerative Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohorts.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Adolescent lumbar disc herniation: etiology, diagnosis, and treatment options.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Review
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Abstract
Corroborative evidence for discectomy in pediatric or adolescent patients remains scarce, with this single-arm meta-analysis investigating discectomy for lumbar disc herniation (LDH) within this population. PubMed, Embase (Elsevier), CiNAHL, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched. Eligible studies reported pediatric patients under 21 years of age with a diagnosis of LDH that was treated surgically with discectomy. This review was registered in PROSPERO (ID: CRD42023463358). Twenty-two studies met the eligibility criteria (n=1182). Visual analog scale (VAS) scores for back pain at baseline were 5.34 (95% CI: 4.48, 6.20, I
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