Curative effect of posterior diskoscope discectomy for adolescent lumbar disc herniation / 中国医师进修杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the curative effect of posterior diskoscope discectomy for adolescent lumbar disc herniation.Methods Eleven adolescent patients with lumbar disc herniation were treated with posterior diskoseope discectomy,the Japanese orthopaedic association (JOA) lower back pain score was observed and compared before operation and after operation 3,6,12 months.Results The JOA lower back pain score were (15.45 ± 2.73),(27.18 ± 2.08),(28.18 ± 1.25),(28.54 ± 1.21) scores before operation and after operation 3,6,12 months,there was statistical difference in JOA lower back pain score between before operation and after operation 3,6,12 months (P ＜ 0.01).The patients were followed up for 1-10 years,mean 7.9 years,excellent was in 8 cases,good was in 2 cases,general was in 1 case.Recurrence and iatrogenic lumbar instability were not found.Conclusions The posterior diskoscope discectomy with less trauma,less bleeding,faster recovery,and can achieve the same decompression objective with the traditional open surgical.So posterior diskoscope discectomy can be used as adolescent treatment of lumbar disc herniation.