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Recurrent lumbar disc herniation. Neurosurg Focus 2003 Sep 15;15(3):E10

Date

09/07/2004

Pubmed ID

15347228

DOI

10.3171/foc.2003.15.3.10

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-22044455870 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   142 Citations

Abstract

Recurrent lumbar disc herniation is a common disease process. It has been noted to occur in 5 to 15% of cases surgically treated for primary lumbar disc herniation. Outcomes in one series approached those after the initial operations, although this is not the case in the experience of most surgeons. The removal of recurrent lumbar disc herniations requires meticulous surgical technique. Great care is taken to identify the osseous margins of the previous surgical site. Identification and dissection of scar from the dura mater is greatly aided with the use of a microscope.

Author List

Swartz KR, Trost GR

Author

Karin R. Swartz MD Assistant Dean, Professor in the Neurosurgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Cicatrix
Curettage
Diabetes Complications
Diagnosis, Differential
Diskectomy
Humans
Intervertebral Disc Displacement
Laminectomy
Lumbar Vertebrae
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Microscopy
Nerve Compression Syndromes
Postoperative Complications
Radiography
Recurrence
Reoperation
Risk Factors
Spinal Nerve Roots