Posterior lumbar interbody fusion in treatment of upper lumbar disc herniation / 中国矫形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

[Objective]To evaluate the effectiveness of posterior lumbar interbody fusion(PLIF) in the treatment of upper lumbar disc herniation.[Method]Twenty six patients of upper lumbar disc herniation underwent posterior lumbar interbody fusion,lumbago VAS and the pain in waist and lower extremities grades were tested before operation,all patients had an average follow-up period of 20.8 months,then lumbago VAS and the pain in waist and lower extremities grades were tested at last follow-up,lumbago VAS and the pain in waist and lower extremities grades were compared through paired t-test.[Result]All 26 patients had a followed-up.Postoperative VAS had significant lower than preoperative,statistical analysis has remarkable significance(P