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70. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC)
Joint Meeting mit der Skandinavischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC) e. V.

12.05. - 15.05.2019, Würzburg

Lumbar microdiscectomy for sciatica in adolescents – a multicentre observational registry-based study

Meeting Abstract

  • Sasha Gulati - Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Neuroscience, Trondheim, Norway
  • presenting/speaker Mattis A. Madsbu - St. Olavs University Hospital, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Trondheim, Norway
  • Tore K. Solberg - Universitätsklinikum of Northern Norway (UNN), Department of Neurosurgery, Tromsø, Norway; Universitätsklinikum of Northern Norway (UNN), The Norwegian National Registry for Spine Surgery, Tromsø, Norway
  • Andreas Sørlie - Universitätsklinikum of Northern Norway (UNN), Department of Neurosurgery, Tromsø, Norway; Universitätsklinikum of Northern Norway (UNN), The Norwegian National Registry for Spine Surgery, Tromsø, Norway
  • Charalampis Giannadakis - Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Neuroscience, Trondheim, Norway; Ålesund Hospital, Department of Medicine, Ålesund, Norway
  • Marius K. Skram - Oslo University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
  • Øystein P. Nygaard - St. Olavs University Hospital, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Trondheim, Norway; Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Neuroscience, Trondheim, Norway; St. Olavs University Hospital, National Advisory Unit on Spinal Surgery, Trondheim, Norway
  • Asgeir S. Jakola - St. Olavs University Hospital, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Trondheim, Norway; Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Gothenburg, Sweden; Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Gothenburg, Sweden

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie. 70. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), Joint Meeting mit der Skandinavischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie. Würzburg, 12.-15.05.2019. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2019. DocJM-SNS02

doi: 10.3205/19dgnc064, urn:nbn:de:0183-19dgnc0640

Veröffentlicht: 8. Mai 2019

© 2019 Gulati et al.
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Gliederung

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Objective: Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is rare in the adolescent population. Factors predisposing to LDH in adolescents differ from adults with more cases being related to trauma or structural malformations. Further, there are limited data on patient-reported outcomes after lumbar microdiscectomy in adolescents. Our aim was to compare clinical outcomes at 1 year following single-level lumbar microdiscectomy in adolescents (13–19 years old) compared to younger adults (20–50 years old) with LDH.

Methods: Data were collected through the Norwegian Registry for Spine Surgery. Patients were eligible if they had radiculopathy due to LDH, underwent single-level lumbar microdiscectomy between January 2007 and May 2014, and were between 13 and 50 years old at time of surgery. The primary endpoint was change in Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) 1 year after surgery. Secondary endpoints were generic quality of life (EuroQol five dimensions [EQ-5D]), back pain numerical rating scale (NRS), leg pain NRS and complications.

Results: A total of 3,245 patients were included (97 patients13–19 years old and 3,148 patients 20–50 years old). A significant improvement in ODI was observed for the whole population, but there was no difference between groups (0.6; 95% CI, −4.5 to 5.8; p=0.811). There were no differences between groups concerning EQ-5D (−0.04; 95% CI, −0.15 to 0.07; p=0.442), back pain NRS (−0.4; 95% CI, −1.2 to 0.4; p=0.279), leg pain NRS (−0.4; 95% CI, −1.2 to 0.5; p=0.374) or perioperative complications (1.0% for adolescents, 5.1% for adults, p=0.072).

Conclusion: The effectiveness and safety of single-level microdiscectomy are similar in adolescents and the adult population at 1-year follow-up.