Aims. To identify the incidence and risk factors for five-year same-site recurrent disc herniation (sRDH) after primary single-level lumbar
Recurrence of back or leg pain after discectomy
is a well-recognised problem with an incidence of up to 28%. Once conservative
measures have failed, several surgical options are available and
have been tried with varying degrees of success. In this study,
42 patients with recurrent symptoms after
Aim. To compare outcomes of revision lumbar
Background: The usefulness of open (fenestration/ laminotomy)
Aims: The aim of this study was to compare the results of Micro Endoscopic
Introduction: This study is performed to investigate the efficacy of steroid, local anaesthesia (LA) or combination of both in reducing post operative pain in lumbar
Aims. Open
Introduction. This study was performed to investigate the efficacy of steroid and local anaesthesia (LA) in reducing post-operative pain in lumbar
Although interlaminar endoscopic lumbar
We have studied 180 patients (128 men and 52 women) who had undergone lumbar
Single level
Objectives: A retrospective study of patients undergoing second operation after initial lumbar
The recent NICE guidelines on management of osteoarthritis outline weight loss as first line treatment in degenerative joint disease in the obese. There is little data surrounding the effects of obesity on the outcomes in spinal surgical interventions. Intervertebral
This paper describes the relationship between post-myelographic symptoms and the timing of a subsequent spinal operation. A prospective study was performed comparing the post-operative symptoms of patients who underwent
Purpose: Persistent radiculopathy secondary to lumbar disc herniation is a common problem that greatly compromises quality of life. In North America, lumbar
Purpose: Since 1990, we have used specific material, presented to us by T. Tajima (Japan) during his visit in 1989 for percutaneous surgical cervical
We performed a prospective study to examine the
influence of the patient’s position on the location of the abdominal
organs, to investigate the possibility of a true lateral approach
for transforaminal endoscopic lumbar
Introduction: Repetitive undertaking of a physical tasks results in an innate memory for that task. Development of this memory is an important component of surgical training and the ease and safety with which these changes are incorporated into a smoothly flowing procedure is represented by the so-called “learning curve”. Changes in equipment and technology may radically alter the paradigm used by surgeons for completing the task of an operation. An example of this is the integration of endoscopy. The hand-eye orientation, field of view, angle of approach, binocularity of vision and skew of the visual field are all altered in lumbar micro-endoscopic
INTRODUCTION: Repetitive undertaking of a physical task results in an innate memory for that task. Development of this memory is an important component of surgical training and the ease and safety with which these changes are incorporated into a smoothly flowing procedure is represented by the so-called “learning curve”. Changes in equipment and technology may radically alter the paradigm used by surgeons for completing the task of an operation. An example of this is the integration of endoscopy. The hand-eye orientation, field of view, angle of approach, binocularity of vision and skew of the visual field are all altered in lumbar microendoscopic
Aims. There is evidence that prior lumbar fusion increases the risk of dislocation and revision after total hip arthroplasty (THA). The relationship between prior lumbar fusion and the effect of femoral head diameter on THA dislocation has not been investigated. We examined the relationship between prior lumbar fusion or