2003
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.85b8.14625
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Surgical treatment of lumbar disc herniation in elderly patients

Abstract: Between 1995 and 1999, 12 patients aged 65 years or more (mean 70.2) with lumbar disc herniation, underwent partial laminectomy and nucleotomy. The results were compared with those of 25 younger patients aged between 20 and 40 years (mean 30.1), who underwent the same surgical procedure. The Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) score was used to assess the clinical outcome. The minimum follow-up was 12 months. The pre- and post-operative total JOA scores and the rate of improvement of the JOA score were not s… Show more

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“…Several other studies published similar findings (17,18,(24)(25)(26)(27)(28). In fact, upper lumbar spine and extra-foraminal space are proportionately larger than the lower lumbar levels, so high mobility leads to early degeneration and herniation of the disc (29). Perhaps considering ergonomic principles in designing equipment and instruments can avoid damages to lumbar vertebral disc at different levels (30).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Several other studies published similar findings (17,18,(24)(25)(26)(27)(28). In fact, upper lumbar spine and extra-foraminal space are proportionately larger than the lower lumbar levels, so high mobility leads to early degeneration and herniation of the disc (29). Perhaps considering ergonomic principles in designing equipment and instruments can avoid damages to lumbar vertebral disc at different levels (30).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A presença da lombalgia no período pré-operatório tem sido vista como um fator preditor de insucesso da cirurgia do tipo discectomia 2,13,19,23,30 . Entretanto, outros autores não compartilham desta opinião por não ter sido evidenciada relação da lombalgia com o prognóstico 6,14,16,29,[31][32][33][34] . Não houve trabalhos em que a dor lombar tenha sido considerada como um fator de valor prognóstico positivo (Tabela 1).…”
Section: Lombalgiaunclassified
“…Fujii et al 31 não encontraram valor prognóstico relacionado à dor lombar entre pacientes com menos de 40 e mais de 65 anos, com percentual de melhora dos sintomas pré-operatórios de 84,7 e 74,1%, respectivamente.…”
Section: Lombalgia Sem Valor Prognósticounclassified
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