Posterior decompression and fusion with internal fixation in treatment of upper lumbar disc herniation.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 13 Posterior decompression and fusion with internal fixation in treatment of upper lumbar disc herniation OF: DING Yuan, Guan Xiaoming, Dongyu Chang, Shen Yong, Zhang, Wu Tao, Gao Fei [Abstract] [Objective] posterior decompression and fusion with internal fixation of upper lumbar disc herniation patients. [Method] 26 patients with upper lumbar disc herniation were treated with posterior decompression and fusion with internal fixation treatment, preoperative VAS for low back pain and leg pain scores, mean follow-up 20.8 months (8 months to 3 years, when the last follow-up VAS score and low back pain score, compared by paired t test to compare preoperative and VAS back and leg pain after surgery and the functional score. [Results] 26 patients were followed up after surgery compared with the preoperative VAS score decreased significantly, (P lt;0.05, low back pain after surgery significantly increased compared with the preoperative scores, significantly lower extremity function improvement, (P lt;0.05. this group, 22 patients were good surgical results, the fine rate was 84.6%. [Conclusion] The posterior decompression and fusion with internal fixation for upper lumbar disc herniation surgery is a practical way surgery clear. intraoperative operating gentle, carefully, to avoid iatrogenic injury is the key to successful operation. [Key Words] high level disc herniation, surgery, diagnosis, effective Abstract: [Objective] To evaluate the effectiveness of posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) in the treatment of upper lumbar disc herniation. [Method] Twenty six patients of upper lumbar disc herniation underwent posterior lumbar interbody fusion, lumbago VAS and the pain in waist and lower extremities grades were tested before operation, all patients had an average follow-up period of 20.8 months, then lumbago VAS and the pain in waist and lower extremities grades were tested at last follow-up, lumbago VAS and the pain in waist and