SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to compare the clinical outcome among patients who are surgically treated for lumbar disc herniation by transforaminal and interlaminar endoscopy techniques. METHODS: For the treatment of lumbar disc herniation, 31 patients were assigned to undergo the ...
Summary Cervical and root pain due to herniated disc is one a common cause of a visit to an orthopedic surgeon. It is important to know how to diagnose, treat and initially. What are the best options to treat a herniated disc nowadays? The present article reviews the literature and updates on the clinica...
Resumen: Introducción: el síndrome de cola de caballo (SCC) es una entidad poco frecuente, provocado por la compresión de las raíces nerviosas en el canal a nivel de la cola de caballo. Puede dejar graves secuelas si no es diagnosticado y tratado de forma precoz. Únicamente 2% a 6% de las hernias ...
RESUMEN Fundamento: La enfermedad degenerativa cervical produce una variedad de síntomas clínicos que pueden ser tratados de forma no quirúrgica, sin embargo en ocasiones la cirugía es necesaria. La técnica quirúrgica más empleada para tratar esta enfermedad es la discectomía con artrodesis. El...
Abstract Background and objectives: To assess the agreement between the epidural depth measured from the surgical site with the epidural depths estimated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound scanning. Methods: Fifty patients of either sex, scheduled for L4‒5 lumbar disc surgery un...
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the impact of training in the Practical Life Room on patients experience during hospitalization. Methods Subjects submitted to orthopedic surgeries were randomized to two groups (Control and Intervention) in the postoperative period. The Control Group received only the pr...
Resumen: Introducción: La lumbalgia por hernia discal es provocada por el movimiento anormal intersomático, considerándose éste como factor etiológico de hernia discal, que en ocasiones es la indicación quirúrgica. Material y métodos: Con un diseño de estudio prospectivo, descriptivo, observ...
The present study aims to describe the results of full-videoendoscopic surgery through
the interlaminar route for central lumbar disc herniation in a series of 50 cases in Brazil.
This is a retrospective single-center study. With the aim of describing safety, the
present study reports the complication an...
