title: [Clinical-epidemiological analysis of a group of patients with surgically verified lumbar herniated discs].
abstract: Results of surgical treatment of 1085 patients with lumbar disc herniation operated from 1999 to 2009 were analyzed. It was shown, that frequency of LIII-IV and LIV-V herniated discs increases and that of LV-SI, decreases with ageing.
authors.forename: P I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Kushniruk
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Medvedev
authors.forename: V Iu
authors.initials: VIu
authors.lastname: Tikhaev
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies