Aim: This study aimed to asses the efficacy of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols in lumbar discectomy surgeries. Methods: Data obtained from 92 patients who underwent microdiscectomy at a single institution between January 2021 and 2023. Then, were divided into two groups: ERAS protocol group (n=60), conventional (n=32). Results: The mean age was 49.4±14 years. Among these, 31 fe...

BACKGROUND The observed rate of recurrent disc herniation after limited posterior lumbar discectomy is highest in patients with posterior wide annular defects, according to the Carragee classification of type II (fragment-defect) disc hernia. Although the recurrent herniation rate is lower in both type III (fragment-contained) and type IV (no fragment-contained) patients, recurrent persistent s...

INTRODUCTION We report the progression of an intraoperative L5-S1 lumbar disc herniation that occurred during a routine microdiscectomy and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, which, to the best of our knowledge, has never been previously reported in the literature. The objective of this report is to bring to light the possibility of a lumbar disc herniating intraoperatively, and to demonst...