Korean Journal of Spine
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Korean Journal of Spine · Mar 2012
Clinical outcome and influencing factor for repeat lumbar discectomy for ipsilateral recurrent lumbar disc herniation.
Recurrent herniation following disc excision has been reported in 5-15% of patients. There have been numerous studies of recurrent disc herniation, but these have analyzed mixed patient populations. We designed this study to analyze the factors that influencing the clinical results, and efficiency of repeat discectomy for recurrent lumbar disc herniation occurring at the same level and on the same side after primary discectomy. ⋯ Conventional open lumbar discectomy performed as repeat surgery for recurrent herniation showed satisfactory results. Based on the results of this study, repeat discectomy can be recommended for the management of recurrent lumbar disc herniation. Further study is needed to evaluate factors related to the outcomes of repeat discectomy.