Volume : 6, Issue : 5, May - 2017

SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF PROLAPSE INTERVERTEBRAL DISC LUMBAR SPINE - A STUDY OF 30 CASES

Dr. Manjeet Singh, Dr. Rakesh Kumar Gautam, Dr. Jaiveer Singh Hunjan, Dr. Alambeer Singh Virk

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;BACKGROUND: Low back pain is a wide spread problem and is one of the leading causes of morbidity. PIVD is the most common cause of low back pain. Various modalities are used in the management of PIVD. The aim of our study was to evaluate the outcome of surgical management of PIVD and to analyze the effect on outcome variables using Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Open laminectomy and discectomy was performed on thirty patients in Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala from September 2014 to may 2016 and patients were assessed pre and post operatively using JOA score. RESULTS: Analyses was done according to JOA score. We found that 83.3% patients showed good to excellent result. Marked improvement was noticed in low back pain, leg pain, straight leg rising test and work status of the patients. On comparing certain parameters of the pre-operative status of the patients, marked improvement was noted with other study groups operated with laminectomy and discectomy. We also found that our results were comparable to other surgical techniques including minimally invasive surgeries.</p>