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Microdiscectomy For Lumbosacral Disc Herniation And Frequency Of Failed Disc Surgery, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Maria Adnan Parekh, Muhammad Ehsan Bari, Ather Enam, Faraz Khursheed
Microdiscectomy For Lumbosacral Disc Herniation And Frequency Of Failed Disc Surgery, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Maria Adnan Parekh, Muhammad Ehsan Bari, Ather Enam, Faraz Khursheed
Section of Neurosurgery
Background: Microdiscectomy for lumbosacral disc herniations is one of the most commonly performed neurosurgical procedures. The Patient demographics, symptomatology, and recovery are highly variable, and surgical outcomes depend on several factors, including Patient demographics. Failed disc surgery refers to failure of improvement in Patient's symptoms following microdiscectomy, and has been observed to occur in up to 12% of Patients. To date, no study form Pakistan has looked into Patient demographics and failed disc surgery rates within the local context.
Objective:The aim of this study was to review the demographics of the Patient population presenting for surgical treatment of lumbosacral …