Incidence of early postoperative complications requiring surgical revision for recurrent lumbar disc herniation after spinal surgery: a retrospective observational study of 9,310 patients from the German Spine Register

Incidence of early postoperative complications requiring surgical revision for recurrent lumbar disc herniation after spinal surgery: a retrospective observational study of 9,310 patients from the German Spine Register

Abstract Background The recurrence rate in lumbar disc herniations (LDH) has been reported between 5 and 25%. There are only few data about this phenomenon that occurs within days of the initial operation. We analyse early recurrent LDH by analysis of data from the German Spine register. Methods Dat...

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Main Authors: Juan Manuel Vinas-Rios, Martin Sanchez-Aguilar, Fatima Azucena Medina Govea, Viktor Von Beeg-Moreno, Frerk Meyer, DWG Registry-group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Patient Safety in Surgery
Subjects:
Disc herniation
Early recurrence
Lumbar spine
Spine Register
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13037-018-0157-1

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