title: [Anamnestic and anthropometric assessment of patients with herniated lumbar intervertebral disc].
abstract: The paper presents results of anamnestic and anthropometric assessment of patients with herniated lumbar intervertebral disc operated in the Department in the years 1978-1987 (983 patients) and in the decade 1988-1997 (1308 patients). Recent decade brought 33.1% increase in disectomies. Typically, discopathy patient is tall individual, with relatively high BMI and aged between 19 and 48 years. The number of female patients increased by 8.2% in recent decade and traumatic origin of the disc herniation was noted in 8.8% more than previously. Special attention should be paid to the twofold increase of female smokers among patients operated due to discopathy.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Neurochirurgii, Akademia Medyczna w Białymstoku.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dudek
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Michno
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Michalski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies