Naeem Ahmed, Asif Mehmood, Ijaz Ahmed, Khalid Shafi And Amer Aziz.
Immediate relief of lumber radiculer pain after sugical excision of prolapsed inter vertebral disc.
J Pak Orthop Assoc Jan ;22(1):1-6.

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this study was to determine the efficacy of disc excision for the relief of lumbar radicular pain. STUDY DESIGN: Descriptive study PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: Department of Orthopaedics and Spinal Surgery Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital, Lahore, from September 2008 to August 2009. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Fifty cases fulfilling the inclusion criteria were selected. Efficacy of disc excision was determined by improvement in Denis pain scale and improvement in straight leg raising (SLR) test. These were noted on 1st and 2nd post operative days and on 1st follow up after 02 weeks. RESULTS: Post operative results were good in 41 (82%) patients, fair in 7 (14%) patients and poor in 02(4%) case. CONCLUSION: Limited disc excision either through hemilaminectomy or fenestration is a safe, effective and reliable surgical technique for treating properly selected patients of sciatica discectomy provides immediate relief from Radicular pain than conservative management

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