Open Discectomy Versus Microscopic Discectomy for Lumbar Disc Herniation

Hawler Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lumbar Disc Herniation

Treatments: Procedure: Microdiscectomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04112485

HMU/Sherwan3

Details and patient eligibility

About

60 patients involved were divided into two matched groups; Group A: 30 patients were treated with conventional fenestration laminectomy and discectomy and Group B: 30 patients were treated with microdiscectomy. The age of the patients involved in this study ranged from 19 years old to 46 years old

Full description

60 patients involved were divided into two matched groups; Group A: 30 patients were treated with conventional fenestration laminectomy and discectomy and Group B: 30 patients were treated with microdiscectomy. The age of the patients involved in this study ranged from 19 years old to 46 years old. All the patient was suffering from symptomatic lumbar disc herniation L4-5. Each patient was assessed clinically and MRI was done for all the patients to prove clinically, the symptomatic lumbar disc herniation which was present in all patients.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19 to 46 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults who are symptomatic lumbar disc herniation L4-5. Each patient was assessed clinically and MRI was done for all the patients to prove clinically, the symptomatic lumbar disc herniation which was present in all patients. Conservative treatment for 6weeks was failed

Exclusion criteria

• smoking, previous lumbar spine surgery, Diabetes Melitus (DM) and neuromuscular disorders.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Open discectomy

Other group

Description:

This group of patients are treated by open discectomy

Treatment:

Procedure: Microdiscectomy

Microdiscectomy

Other group

Description:

This group of patients are treated by Microdiscectomy

Treatment:

Procedure: Microdiscectomy