G Sethi1,2, A Aljawadi3, M N Choudhry4, B Fischer5, H M Divecha6, J Leach7, F Arnall8, R Verma9, N Yasin9, S Mohammad9, I Siddique9. 1. Trauma and Orthopaedics- Spinal, University of Salford, Salford, Manchester, UK. 2. School of Health Sciences Allerton Building, University of Salford, Fredrick Road Campus, M6 6PU, UK. 3. Trauma and Orthopaedics, University of Salford, Salford, Fredrick Road Campus, M6 6PU, UK. 4. Spinal Registrar, Department of Spinal Surgery, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD, UK. 5. StR Trauma & Orthopaedics, UK. 6. StR Trauma & Orthopaedics, North Western Deanery, UK. 7. Consultant Neurosurgeon, Department of Neutosurgery, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD, UK. 8. Consultant Physiotherapist. Lecturer Fellow Higher Education Academy, MSc Trauma & Orthopaedics Academic Module Lead, School of Health Sciences Allerton Building C711, University of Salford, Fredrick Road Campus, M6 6PU, UK. 9. Consultant Spinal Surgeon, Department of Spinal Surgery, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD, UK.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine if preoperative leg pain and low back pain severity affected postoperative outcome. METHOD: Prospectively collected Spine-Tango data was analysed for 995 consecutive patients who underwent a primary, single level, lumbar micro-decompression/microdiscectomy at a single tertiary spinal centre. RESULT: At 3 months, 72% of patients were satisfied with the outcome of surgery. Pre-operative low back pain was a significant predictor of poor outcome (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Our study has shown that patients with a low back pain VAS of 6 or more have a significantly greater chance of a poor outcome following primary lumbar microdecompressive/microdiscectomy surgery. Crown
OBJECTIVE: To determine if preoperative leg pain and low back pain severity affected postoperative outcome. METHOD: Prospectively collected Spine-Tango data was analysed for 995 consecutive patients who underwent a primary, single level, lumbar micro-decompression/microdiscectomy at a single tertiary spinal centre. RESULT: At 3 months, 72% of patients were satisfied with the outcome of surgery. Pre-operative low back pain was a significant predictor of poor outcome (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Our study has shown that patients with a low back pain VAS of 6 or more have a significantly greater chance of a poor outcome following primary lumbar microdecompressive/microdiscectomy surgery. Crown
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