Open AccessLumbar radiculopathy: Outcome analysis following treatment by only fixation – A report of an early experience of 44 cases
Author(s) -
Atul Goel,
Abhinandan Patil,
Abhidha Shah,
Survendra Rai,
Ravikiran Vutha,
Shashi Ranjan,
Nilesh Bakale,
Tejas Vaja
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_113_19
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , decompression , visual analogue scale , oswestry disability index , lumbar , intervertebral disc , fixation (population genetics) , radiological weapon , arthrodesis , low back pain , alternative medicine , pathology , population , environmental health
An alternative novel form of surgical treatment for patients having prolapsed or bulging intervertebral disc, with or without associated osteophyte, related lumbar radiculopathy by "only fixation" or internal orthosis and aiming for segmental arthrodesis is presented.