A prospective 5-year follow-up study of 276 patients hospitalized because of suspected lumbar disc herniation
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Disability Studies
- Vol. 11 (2) , 61-67
- https://doi.org/10.3109/03790798909166388
Abstract
The study consists of 276 patients who were hospitalized between 1980 and 1982 because of suspected lumbar disc herniation. Treatment choice was based on clinical indications only; no randomization was used. A total of 179 patients were treated surgically and 97 had continued conservative treatment. Both groups were followed-up 1 and 5 years later. Five-year follow-up results showed that 68% of operated patients still had pain in sciatic distribution and 21% were retired. Re-operation frequency was 13.8%. Of non-operated patients, 82% still had sciatica and 26% were retired. Reasons for outcome differences between the study groups are discussed.Keywords
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