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Open Access 01-12-2020 | Leg Pain | Research article

Residual leg numbness after endoscopic discectomy treatment of lumbar disc herniation

Authors: Denglu Yan, Zaiheng Zhang, Zhi Zhang

Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Issue 1/2020

Abstract

Background

Transforaminal endoscopic discectomy was popular in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation. Previous study focuses on the leg pain of disc herniation, and little study concern the residual leg numbness after surgery. The purposes of this study were to evaluate the clinical outcomes of transforaminal endoscopic discectomy in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation with leg pain and numbness.

Methods

Patients with one level lumbar disc herniation who had transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy from June 2016 to July 2019 were categorized into two groups according to the leg numbness. 293 patients initially fulfilled the study criteria, and 27 patients were lost to follow-up. Of the remaining 266 patients available for analysis, 81 cases with leg numbness and pain (A group), and 185 cases with leg pain (B). Endoscopic transforaminal lumbar discectomy was performed, and the clinical outcomes of blood loss, operation times, hospital stay days, pain (Visual Analog Scale, VAS-pain), numbness (VAS-numbness), functional disability (Oswestry Disability Index, ODI), and the disk height and intervertebral foramen height were recorded.

Results

All patients with pain and numbness pre-operation in group A, complain of leg numbness during or just after walking or standing not diminished after surgery in group A, and no one complain numbness after surgery in group B. The pain index and ODI score were better than preoperational in all patients (P < 0.01), and no significant difference between two groups (P > 0.05). The postoperative disk and foramen height were no significant difference compare to preoperative in all patients (P > 0.05), and no significant difference between two groups (P > 0.05). The leg numbness symptoms last longer in central disc herniation patients (10.4 ± 2.2 months) than in paracentral (6.3 ± 2.1 months) and foraminal disc herniation patients (5.6 ± 2.3 months) after surgery (P < 0.01).

Conclusions

Based on the results of this study, transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy was effective and safe procedures in the treatment of disc herniation with leg pain and numbness. The leg numbness symptoms last longer in central disc herniation patients than in paracentral and foraminal disc herniation patients after surgery.

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Title: Residual leg numbness after endoscopic discectomy treatment of lumbar disc herniation
Authors: Denglu Yan
Zaiheng Zhang
Zhi Zhang
Publication date: 01-12-2020
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keywords: Leg Pain
Leg Pain
Disc Herniation
Lumbar Disc Herniation
Lumbar Disc Herniation
Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03302-5

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Residual leg numbness after endoscopic discectomy treatment of lumbar disc herniation

Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

At a glance: The STEP trials

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Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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