Association between MRI findings and clinical outcomes in a period of 5  years after lumbar spine microdiscectomy

ConclusionsExtrusion or sequestration of the operated disc, increased compression of thecal sac, MC 2 and 3 on the operated level and Pfirrmann grades IV and V on the operated and adjacent discs were associated with the worst clinical outcomes. Nerve root impingement, facet joint arthritis, perineural fibrosis and disc granulation tissue had no effect on clinical scores.
Source: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research