Outcomes of microdiscectomy for treatment of recurrent lumbar disc herniation / 中华显微外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the outcomes of microdiscectomy for treatment of recurrent lumbar disc hemiations. Methods There were 18 cases of recurrent lumbar disc berniations accepted microdiscectomy (reoperation group), compared with 30 cases of primary lumbar microdiscectomy (primary group). Operating time, blood loss and length of hospital stay were compared between two groups. MacNab criteria were used to evaluate the outcomes. Results Operating time was a mean of 75 min in reoperation group, 52 min in primary group. Blood loss of reoperation group was 70 ml, 50ml in primary group. Length of hospital stay was 8.5d in reoperation group, 6.5d in primary group. There were one dural tear, two Ls root lesions and 5 more numbness reoperation group, but recovery all patients. There were one dural tear in primary group. 17 cases got follow-up mean 12.1 months in reoperation group and 29 cases in primary group mean 11.8 months. The results demonstrated 88.2% success rate in reoperation group and 93.1% in primary group. There was no significant dif-ference in two groups (P ＞ 0.05). Conclusion Outcomes of Lambar mierodisceetomy with mini-open for treatment of recurrent lumbar disc herniations are similar to primary lumbar mierodiscectomy.