Open AccessLUMBAR DISC HERNIATION
Author(s) -
Sohail Amir,
Maimoona Qadir
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2018.25.01.539
Subject(s) - medicine , lumbar disc herniation , radiological weapon , disc herniation , neurosurgery , outpatient clinic , etiology , lumbar spine , teaching hospital , lumbar , surgery , pediatrics , general surgery , physical therapy
Objectives: To determine Demographic characteristic and etiology of patientspresenting with lumbar disc herniation. Study Design: Descriptive cross sectional study.Setting: Department of Neurosurgery, Naseer Teaching Hospital Peshawar. Period: September2013 to February 2015. Material and Methods: We evaluated two hundred and eleven patients.All patients with either gender and age who presented through outpatient department, withclinically and radiological diagnosed lumbar disc prolapsed were included in the study.Patient profile like name, age, sex, occupation like driver, barber, carpenter, labourer, officeworker and those with systemic diseases were documented on predesigned Proforma. MRILumbosacral spine done in all patients. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20.02015.Results: 211 patients were recruited in this study. Out of which 145(69%) were male and66(31%) were female. In our study 97(46%) were in age ranges of 31-40 years, followed by63(30%) in 21-30years, followed by 29(14%) in age group. Long route drivers on bad roadshad common disc herniation 66(31%) followed by labour (moderate to heavy weight lifting)42(20%), carpenters 27(13%), barbers 23(11%) and office workers 19(9%). Conclusion: Middleage working male was more prone to develop Lumbar disc herniation, more commonly at L4-l5and L5-S1 level. Long distance driver, labourer, carpenter, barber and office worker have strongassociation with lumbar disc herniation.