CompletedNot Applicable

Open Discectomy Versus Microscopic Discectomy for Lumbar Disc Herniation

60 participantsStarted 2015-03-04

Plain-language summary

60 patients involved were divided into two matched groups; Group A: 30 patients were treated with conventional fenestration laminectomy and discectomy and Group B: 30 patients were treated with microdiscectomy. The age of the patients involved in this study ranged from 19 years old to 46 years old

Who can participate

Age range19 Years – 46 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults who are symptomatic lumbar disc herniation L4-5. Each patient was assessed clinically and MRI was done for all the patients to prove clinically, the symptomatic lumbar disc herniation which was present in all patients. Conservative treatment for 6weeks was failed Exclusion Criteria: * smoking, previous lumbar spine surgery, Diabetes Melitus (DM) and neuromuscular disorders.

What they're measuring

Visual analogue score

Timeframe: Visua analogue score was assessed preoperatively and postoperatively to see how much change in pain can occurred after open discectomy and after Microdiscectomy for 1 year

Oswestry disability index

Timeframe: Oswestry disability index was assessed preoperatively and postoperatively to assess how much changes can occur after open discectomy and Microdiscectomy for 1 year after surgery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04112485

SponsorHawler Medical University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-08-15

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