MANAGEMENT OF LUMBOSACRAL RADICULITIS

Authors

  • Ie. I. Slynko SI "Romodanov Institute of Neurosurgery of National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine”, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • O. O. Potapov Medical Institute of Sumy State University, Sumy, Ukraine
  • Yu. V. Derkach SI "Romodanov Institute of Neurosurgery of National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine”, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • A. I. Ermoliev SI "Romodanov Institute of Neurosurgery of National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine”, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • A. Ya. Andrukhiv SI "Romodanov Institute of Neurosurgery of National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine”, Kyiv, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21272/eumj.2020;8(4):439-447

Keywords:

removal of herniated discs; peculiarities of surgical treatment; lumbar spine

Abstract

Purpose: analysis of management in the patients with discogenic lumbosacral radiculitis.

Materials and methods: 4,000 patients with discogenic lumbosacral radiculitis were treated. 2,000 patients were managed conservatively, 1,000 patients underwent microdiscectomy and 1,000 patients underwent endoscopic discectomy. The authors of the paper compared indications for different types of treatment, effectiveness of treatment, and duration of rehabilitation. The age of patients in both groups ranged 18 to 78 years.

Results. Treatment outcomes were evaluated using the Macnab scale, including the need for additional treatment, duration of rehabilitation treatment, and terms of return to work.

Currently, the results of conservative treatment of lumbar hernias are being discussed in the literature. In general, according to authors, the result of conservative treatment is inversely proportional to the size of hernias: the smaller the hernia, the more successful the treatment results. Moreover, there is no clear correlation with the conservative treatment methods.

At the same time, the results of surgical intervention directly correlate with the size of hernias or sequesters: the larger the hernia, the better the outcome. Alternatively, microsurgical and endoscopic interventions were used with similar outcomes and relapse rates.

The long-term outcomes were tracked using the Macnab scale. Relapses of hernias in the endoscopic discectomy group were found in 18 patients, which was 1.8%. Relapses of hernias in the microdiscectomy group were found in 11 patients, which was 1.1%.

Conclusions. Modern conservative methods of treatment allow good outcomes for treatment of hernias even up to 8 mm. In patients with hernias 8 mm to 10 mm the results of conservative treatment were generally not satisfactory and relapses occurred quickly. In patients with hernias of more than 10 mm, conservative treatment is not recommended; positive outcomes are possible only with the use of surgical methods.

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Author Biographies

Ie. I. Slynko, SI "Romodanov Institute of Neurosurgery of National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine”, Kyiv, Ukraine

Д.м.н., професор, завідувач відділення патології спинного мозку, Інститут нейрохірургії ім. акад. А.П. Ромоданова НАМН України

O. O. Potapov, Medical Institute of Sumy State University, Sumy, Ukraine

Д.м.н., професор,  завідувач кафедри нейрохірургії та неврології Сумського медичного інституту Сумського державного університету

Yu. V. Derkach, SI "Romodanov Institute of Neurosurgery of National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine”, Kyiv, Ukraine

K.м.н., лікар–нейрохірург відділення патології спинного мозку, Інститут нейрохірургії ім. акад. А. П. Ромоданова НАМН України

A. I. Ermoliev, SI "Romodanov Institute of Neurosurgery of National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine”, Kyiv, Ukraine

K.м.н.,  лікар–анестезіолог відділення реанімації та інтенсивної терапії, Інститут нейрохірургії ім. акад. А. П. Ромоданова НАМН України

A. Ya. Andrukhiv, SI "Romodanov Institute of Neurosurgery of National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine”, Kyiv, Ukraine

Лікар-анестезіолог відділення реанімації та інтенсивної терапії, Інститут нейрохірургії ім. акад. А. П. Ромоданова НАМН України

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2020-12-29

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Ie. I. Slynko, O. O. Potapov, Yu. V. Derkach, A. I. Ermoliev, & A. Ya. Andrukhiv. (2020). MANAGEMENT OF LUMBOSACRAL RADICULITIS. Eastern Ukrainian Medical Journal, 8(4), 439–447. https://doi.org/10.21272/eumj.2020;8(4):439-447

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Vol. 8 No. 4 (2020): EASTERN UKRAINIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL

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