نوع مقاله : مقاله کوتاه
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1 دانشیار، گروه جراحی مغز و اعصاب، دانشکده پزشکی افضلیپور و مرکز تحقیقات علوم اعصاب، پژوهشکده نوروفارماکولوژی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کرمان، کرمان، ایران
2 دستیار، گروه جراحی مغز و اعصاب، دانشکده پزشکی افضلیپور، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کرمان، کرمان، ایران
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Background: Despite the frequency of lumbar disc surgery in Iran, just few studies have been undertaken in this respect. So, the present study aimed to investigate one-year outcomes of lumbar discectomy in Shahid Bahonar Hospital, Kerman, Iran.
Methods: All the patients referred to this hospital in 2012 to have lumbar disc operation were entered the study. Then, patients with lumbar canal stenosis were excluded. Pain intensity, and disability were studied before and 1, 4, and 12 months after the surgery based on visual analog scale (VAS), and Oswestry disability index (ODI), respectively.
Results: 169 patients with the mean age of 41.6 ± 9.8 years participated in this study. Before the surgery, pain intensity and disability index were 88.2 ± 9.3 and 73.4 ± 8.5, respectively. Twelve months after the surgery, pain intensity decreased to 27.3 ± 4.3, disability index decreased to 23.6 ± 6.2, and the level of patient satisfaction was 92%.
Conclusion: In this study, level of patient satisfaction, and decrease in pain intensity and disability index were somewhat similar to those of other studies; however, further multicenter studies including larger numbers of participants are recommended.
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