Although there is a substantial literature on the subject of lumbar hernia, a study of it discloses disagreement over interpretation of the terms 'congenital' and 'acquired' and, indeed, over the word 'hernia' itself. This confusion is by no means confined to lumbar hernia and it has been usual for the writers of the surgical classics of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to devote se...

BACKGROUND Lumbar disc disease has a disabling impact on global people with heavy burden on society, mainly consisting of lumbar disc degeneration (LDD) and lumbar disc herniation (LDH). The recently released lumbar disc nomenclature version 2.0 deepens our understandings on the diseases. Consequently, there is an urgent need to clarify the occurrence and distribution features of LDD and LDH in...

We measured the serum concentration of C-reactive protein (CRP) by a high-sensitive method in patients with lumbar disc herniation. There were 48 patients in the study group and 53 normal controls. The level and type of herniation were evaluated. The clinical data including the neurological findings, the angle of straight leg raising and post-operative recovery as measured by the Japanese Ortho...

This study evaluated the combination of the classical interlaminar approach and the intertransverse route through a midline approach for the treatment of 18 patients with far-lateral lumbar disc herniations, as identified by magnetic resonance imaging. The patients presented with acute severe sciatica, antalgic posture, positive Lasègue sign and femoral stretch test, motor and sensory deficits,...

STUDY DESIGN Combined analysis of 2 prospective clinical studies. OBJECTIVE To identify socioeconomic characteristics associated with workers' compensation in patients with an intervertebral disc herniation (IDH) or spinal stenosis (SpS). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Few studies have compared socioeconomic differences between those receiving or not receiving workers' compensation with the sam...

OBJECTIVE To characterize the importance of the vertical angle of the sacral curvature (VASC) in lumbar disc herniations. METHODS Morphological data derived from lumbar sagittal MRI imaging. The statistical significance of the findings are discussed. The angles of 60 female patients with lumbar disc herniations (LDH) were compared with the 34 female patients without LDH. RESULTS 128 of the ...

Objective: To explore the clinical effects of posterior microendoscopy discectomy and open surgery on lumbar disc herniation. Methods: A total of 97 patients with lumbar disc herniation treated in our hospital from January 2017 to August 2017 were selected as the research objects followed by being randomly divided into microendoscopy discectomy group (n=43) and open surgery group (n=44) with th...

OBJECTIVES In the 2006 yearly report from the Swedish National Register for Lumbar Spine Surgery it was claimed that international studies show obvious differences between private and non-private patients with regard to results from back surgery. Therefore our aim was to reveal such possible differences by comparing the two categories of patients at a private clinic. MATERIAL AND METHODS The ...

Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of treating sequestered lumbar disc herniation (SLDH) with Feng’s spinal manipulation. Methods: 112 patients (52 males, 60 females) with SLDH were treated by Feng’s spinal manipulation. The clinical outcome was evaluated by using the JOA (Japanese Orthopaedic Association) score and Feng’s spinal assessment system for SLDH. The MRI sagittal index (SI)...

PURPOSE To our knowledge, there is no published information on the efficacy of epidural steroid injections for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation in an athletic population. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of epidural corticosteroid injection for treatment of lumbar disc herniation in a group of National Football League (NFL) players. METHODS We retrospectively revi...