Microendoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: A Study of 100 Cases

Peking University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Lumbar Disc Herniation

Treatments: Procedure: micro endoscopic discectomy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03359564

MED007

Details and patient eligibility

About

Evaluate the outcome of micro endoscopic discectomy (MED) by tubular retractors on safety and efficacy of the technique.

Full description

Evaluate the outcome of micro endoscopic discectomy (MED) by tubular retractors on safety and efficacy of the technique.Patients who underwent surgery for herniated disc using the tubular retractors. The results were evaluated by using VAS (Visual Analog Scale 0-5) for back and leg pain and ODI (Oswestry Disability Index). Patients were followed up at intervals of 1 week, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 2 years after surgery.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with at least 6 weeks of conservative treatment with positive nerve root tension signs, radicular pain
• Patients are diagnosed with lumbar disc herniation by MRI
• Patients who underwent surgery for herniated disc using the tubular retractor

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with large central disc herniation, chronic discogenic pain, discitis, multi-level disease, presence of instability or history of lumbar surgery

Trial design

100 participants in 1 patient group

micro endoscopic discectomy

Description:

the patients with lumbar disc herniation

Treatment:

Procedure: micro endoscopic discectomy