Abstract
Objective: To discusses the surgical treatment of prolapsed lumber intervertebral
disc in adolescents and its long-term results (PLID). Background:
PLID is very rare in adolescence. Heavy lifting and trauma are the main causes;
back pain and radicular pain are the most common clinical presentations,
and surgical treatment gives satisfactory outcome after failure of conservative
treatment. Methods: During period from January 2014-January 2019 twenty
patients between 14 - 20 years old underwent for lumbar disc surgery in
Neurosurgery department, Hadramawt University, Yemen, 18 patients were
males while 2 were females. Results: Twenty patients 18 males (80%) while 2
females (20%) all patients have low back pain (100%), unilateral sciatica in
(90%), bilateral sciatica in (10%) and sphincter disturbance in (10%). The
most common affected level is L4/5 represent (80%) while L5/S1 (20%), partial
lumbar laminectomy in (40%) and microdiscectomy and fenestration in
(60%). Complication rate was (15%) and recurrence only (5%). Conclusion:
PLID in adolescence is very rare; back pain and sciatica were the main clinical
presentation. Meticulous surgical procedures give satisfactory outcome and
excellent result.
قسم البحث
مجلة البحث
Open Journal of Modern Neurosurgery
المشارك في البحث
الناشر
NULL
تصنيف البحث
1
عدد البحث
9
موقع البحث
https://www.scirp.org/journal/ojmn
سنة البحث
2019
صفحات البحث
472-479
ملخص البحث