10.3205/12DGNC356
Bouma, G.J.
G.J.
Bouma
Barth, M.
M.
Barth
Vilendecic, M.
M.
Vilendecic
Ledic, D.
D.
Ledic
Bartels, R.
R.
Bartels
Al-Kahlout, E.A.
E.A.
Al-Kahlout
Can lumbar discectomy with the Barricaid endoprosthesis bring benefit to patients with back pain greater than leg pain?
German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2012
ConferencePaper
Discectomy
Back Pain
Lumbar Disc Herniation
610 Medical sciences; Medicine
Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Neurochirurgie|Japanische Gesellschaft Für Neurochirurgie
2012-06-04
2012
en
urn:nbn:de:0183-12dgnc3568
12dgnc356
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63. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), Joint Meeting mit der Japanischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (JNS)
Objective: Higher levels of pre-op back pain relative to leg pain in patients with lumbar disc herniation have been linked to worse outcomes following discectomy [ref:1]. Some advocate lowering expectations for discectomy outcomes or using a more invasive and expensive procedure such as fusion[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
63. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), Joint Meeting mit der Japanischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (JNS)