Open AccessClinical and radiological instability following standard fenestration discectomy
Author(s) -
Amrithlal A Mascarenhas,
Thomas Issac,
Gaurav Sharma,
Joe Joseph Cherian
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.55465
Subject(s) - medicine , radiological weapon , surgery , discectomy , asymptomatic , lumbar
Post-surgical lumbar instability is an established complication but there is limited evidence in the literature regarding the incidence of lumbar instability following fenestration and discectomy. We analyzed our results following fenestration discectomy with a special focus on instability.