title: Microdiskectomy for lumbar disk herniation: a review of 100 cases.
abstract: One hundred patients who underwent microlumbar diskectomy over 5 years were retrospectively reviewed. L4-5 and L5-S1 were compared to determine whether a patient's post-surgical outcome is related to the level where a herniation has occurred. Overall results included 70 excellent, 19 good, 2 fair, and 9 poor. Statistical analysis showed that neither the level involved, length of follow-up, nor degree of manual labor predicted outcome. Older patients and females tended to fare worse, but the trends were not significant. Three recurrent herniations occurred, 1 in the L4-L5 group and 2 in the L5-S1 group. No variable predicted recurrence.
authors.affiliation: New York University Medical Center, Faculty Practice Offices, New York 10016, USA.
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Lowell
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Errico
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Fehlings
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: DiBartolo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ladosi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017586:Diskectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome