Abstract
Introduction
Degeneration of lumbar disc is inevitable pathology and its clinical and radiological reflection is extremely variable from patient to patient. Such clinical and radiological heterogeneity of disc degenerative diseases causes variety of surgical dilemma. However, surgical treatment of lumbar degenerative disc disease is mostly individualized approach based. The current research is focused on the clinical and radiological determinant, which can predict the outcome of the patients who are opting for surgical treatment.
Materials and Methods
After Institutional Ethical Committee approval, prospectively 82 cases (age between 18 and 65) of lumbar disc disease has been included in the study who undergone for surgical treatment. Every patient has been evaluated thoroughly clinically and radiologicaly. Postoperative outcome are recorded using modified Oswestry back pain score system and the results were analyzed.
Results
For each patient clinical, demographical, X-ray stress view, and MRI findings are collected and statistically correlated with surgical outcome of the patient. The mean age of the study group 44.3 years. Male gender were predominant 76% of the total sample size. Disc degeneration, facetal arthropathy, Modic changes, and listhesis were high on the list, which determines the outcome of the surgery.
Conclusion
Clincoradiolgical predictors can be taken into account while defining outcome of the surgery of degenerative disc disease.
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