Inferior long-term outcomes after surgery for lumbar disc herniation in patients with prior lumbar spine surgery

ConclusionsPatients with previous lumbar surgery had inferior long-term outcomes compared to patients without prior surgery. However, the vast majority of these patients improved quickly after the index surgery. Furthermore, the difference in the patients ’ reported outcomes was small at the long-term follow-up, and they reported high satisfaction with the results of the study surgery. Hence, surgery for these patients should be considered if surgical indications are met, but special care needs must be accounted for when deliberating upon their ind ications for surgery.
Source: Acta Neurochirurgica - Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research