Long-Term Outcomes of Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation Treated with Percutaneous Discectomy: Comparative Study with Microendoscopic Discectomy

We assessed the long-term outcomes of patients with lumbar disc herniation treated with percutaneous lumbar discectomy (PLD) or microendoscopic discectomy (MED). A retrospective study was performed in consecutive patients with lumbar disc herniation treated with PLD ( n  = 129) or MED ( n  = 101) in...

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Published in:Cardiovascular and interventional radiology 2010-08, Vol.33 (4), p.780-786
Main Authors: Liu, Wen-Gui, Wu, Xiao-Tao, Guo, Jin-He, Zhuang, Su-Yang, Teng, Gao-Jun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
BODY
Cardiology
Clinical Investigation
COST
Diskectomy - methods
Diskectomy - statistics & numerical data
Diskectomy, Percutaneous - methods
Diskectomy, Percutaneous - statistics & numerical data
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health Surveys
Humans
Imaging
Intervertebral Disc Displacement - surgery
Length of Stay - economics
Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data
Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery
Male
MEDICINE
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Nuclear Medicine
ORGANS
Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - methods
Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - statistics & numerical data
Postoperative Complications
Quality of Life
Radiology
RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Retrospective Studies
SKELETON
SURGERY
Surveys and Questionnaires
Therapeutics
Ultrasound
VERTEBRAE
Young Adult
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Summary:We assessed the long-term outcomes of patients with lumbar disc herniation treated with percutaneous lumbar discectomy (PLD) or microendoscopic discectomy (MED). A retrospective study was performed in consecutive patients with lumbar disc herniation treated with PLD ( n  = 129) or MED ( n  = 101) in a single hospital from January 2000 to March 2002. All patients were followed up with MacNab criteria and self-evaluation questionnaires comprising the Oswestry Disability Index and Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey. Several statistical methods were used for analyses of the data, and a p value of 
ISSN:0174-1551
1432-086X
DOI:10.1007/s00270-009-9720-6