Surgical Outcomes for Upper Lumbar Disc Herniations: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective

To conduct a literature review on outcomes of discectomy for upper lumbar disc herniations (ULDH), estimate pooled rates of satisfactory outcomes, compare open laminectomy/microdiscectomy (OLM) versus minimally invasive surgical (MIS) techniques, and compare results of disc herniations at L1-3 versus L3-4.

Methods

A systematic review of articles reporting outcomes of nonfusion surgical treatment of L1-2, L2-3, and/or L3-4 disc herniations was performed. The inclusion and exclusion of studies was performed according to the latest version of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement.

Results

A total of 20 articles were included in the quantitative meta-anal

SUBMITTER: Echt M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8165931 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature