title: [Treatment of multi-segmental lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion with limited recessive decompression].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To retrospectively analyze the clinical and imaging features of multi-segmental lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion and its treatment with the limited recessive decompression operation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-two patients (14 males and 8 females, aged 49-68 years) were admitted to hospital from March 1999 to March 2004. They suffered from multi-segmental lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion that involved L1-S1 and were treated with the limited recessive decompression operation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The follow-up for 4-21 months showed that 16 of the patients had an excellent outcome, 5 had a good outcome, and 1 had fair outcome. There were no such operative complications as nerve root lesions and putamen lesions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The limited recessive decompression operation is one of the available good treatments for multi-segmental lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion. It solves problems of herniation and stenosis and maintains stability of the spine.
authors: Futian People Hospital, Shenzhen Guangdong, 518033, PR China. wyqwy5795@hotmail.com
authors: Yongqiang
authors: Y
authors: Wen
authors: Weiyang
authors: W
authors: Zhan
authors: Kaizhen
authors: K
authors: He