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Microsurgical Discectomy: A Prospective Study of 200 Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

H. Schutz  and
C.P.N. Watson
H. Schutz*
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital and University of Toronto and the Division of Neurology, University of Toronto
C.P.N. Watson
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital and University of Toronto and the Division of Neurology, University of Toronto
*
25 Leonard Avenue, Suite 406, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 2R2
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Abstract:

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This report describes the results of microsurgical discectomy in a prospective study of 200 consecutive patients with intractable sciatica, followed independently by a pain clinic. Post operative morbidity was minimal, the complication rate very low, and patients were discharged home early. Leg pain was relieved in almost all patients, but back pain was relieved in only 72% of patients. The rate of return to work at one, three and twelve months post-operatively was 50%, 83% and 95% respectively. Microsurgical discectomy is an effective and safe procedure.

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 14 , Issue S1 , February 1987 , pp. 81 - 83
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1987

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