Open AccessRecurrent lumbar disc herniation: Is there a correlation with the surgical technique? A multivariate analysis
Author(s) -
Alessandro Landi,
Giovanni Grasso,
Cristina Mancarella,
De Santis D,
Fabrizio Gregori,
Giorgia Iacopino,
Harrison X. Bai,
Nicola Marotta,
Andrea Iaquinandi,
Roberto Delfini
Publication year - 2018
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_94_18
Subject(s) - medicine , discectomy , incidence (geometry) , lumbar disc herniation , surgery , statistical significance , multivariate analysis , lumbar , clinical significance , retrospective cohort study , physics , optics
The recurrence of a lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is a common cause of poor outcome following lumbar discectomy. The aim of this study was to assess a potential relationship between the incidence of recurrent LDH and the surgical technique used. Furthermore, we tried to define the best surgical technique for the treatment of recurrent LDH to limit subsequent recurrences.