title: Lumbar disk herniation: an analysis of 175 surgically treated cases.
abstract: This is a retrospective review of 175 consecutive open lumbar diskectomies with a minimum 1-year follow-up (average follow-up, 54 months). Results of the diskectomies were: 91.0% good-to-excellent result, 3.4% fair, and 1.1% poor. Complications were few, and the overall recurrence rate was 4.6%. By multiple linear regression analysis, no one factor could predict the relief of leg pain.
authors.affiliation: Back Treatment Center, Deaconess Hospital, Associated with the University of Cincinnati, College of Engineering, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Stambough
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D017586:Diskectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012585:Sciatica / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome