30-Day Recurrence, Readmission Rate, and Clinical Outcome After Emergency Lumbar Discectomy
Conclusion.
An emergency discectomy is associated with a higher rate than expected of both recurrent LDHs and 30-day readmissions. Surgeon experience and patient-related factors had minor effects on the 30-day clinical outcome.
Level of Evidence: 4
Source: Spine - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: CLINICAL CASE SERIES Source Type: research
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