title: The post-discectomy syndrome. Aetiology, diagnosis, treatment, prevention.
abstract: The post-discectomy syndrome (PDS) is a common diagnosis in patients with problems following a disc operation. The different causes of PDS make the establishment of the correct diagnosis and its corresponding efficient treatment difficult. A general overview published in the bibliographical data covering the entity of PDS is rare. The following paper aims to specify PDS according to its aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The diagnosis should be made efficiently, so that the patient can receive prompt adequate therapy.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Orthopaedic Surgery Stolzalpe, Austria. gerd.ivanic@lkh-stolzalpe.at
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ivanic
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Pink
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Homann
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Scheitza
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goyal
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D017586:Diskectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000209:etiology*; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013577:Syndrome