[Prevention of epidural fibrosis. Initial experiences with non-resorbable membrane]. / Prävention der epiduralen Fibrose. Erste Erfahrungen mit einer nicht resorbierbaren Membran.

Scars around the neural structures after opening the spinal canal are common and severe problems in spine surgery. This paper presents the use of a special membrane to avoid epidural scarring in two cases.

The post-discectomy syndrome. Aetiology, diagnosis, treatment, prevention.

The post-discectomy syndrome (PDS) is a common diagnosis in patients with problems following a disc operation. The different causes of PDS make the establishment of the correct diagnosis and its corresponding efficient treatment difficult. A general overview published in the bibliographical data covering the entity of PDS is rare. The following paper aims to specify PDS according to its aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The diagnosis should be made efficiently, so that the patient can receive prompt adequate therapy.