DEGREE OF SATISFACTION WITH THE ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT OF LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the degree of patient satisfaction and complications after endoscopic surgery for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 94 patients with lumbar disc herniation undergoing endoscopic lumbar discectomy through the MacNab questionnaire and four subjective questions related to the procedure. Results: Approximately 82% of the patients had good and excellent results, and 91.4% reported being satisfied with the surgical result obtained with endoscopy. The rate of complications with the method was 9.5%, with recurrent disc herniation being the most common complication (5.4% of cases). Conclusions: Endoscopic surgery proved to be an effective and safe method, and an alternative to conventional open surgery. Level of evidence; III. Therapeutic studies - Investigation of treatment results.

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Main Authors:	Gatelli,Cristiano, Graells,Xavier Soler, Kulcheski,Álynson Larocca, Benato,Marcel Luiz, Santoro,Pedro Grein
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna 2019
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512019000100043
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