Which North American spine society disc herniation morphology descriptors are most associated with improvements in clinical outcomes after microdiscectomy?

ABSTRACT: Background: The North American Spine Society (NASS) assembled the first ever comprehensive naming system for describing lumbar disc disease, including lumbar disc herniation. The objectives of this study were (1) to determine which NASS descriptors are most predictive of independent patie...

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Published in:	North American Spine Society Journal
Main Authors:	Rajkishen Narayanan, MD, Teeto Ezeonu, BA, Jeremy C. Heard, MD, Yunsoo A. Lee, MD, Caleb M. Yeung, MD, Tyler Henry, MD, Alec Kellish, MD, Meera Kohli, BS, Jose A. Canseco, MD, PhD, Mark F. Kurd, MD, Alan S. Hilibrand, MD, Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhD, MBA, Gregory Schroeder, MD, Christopher Kepler, MD, MBA, Ian David Kaye, MD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-09-01
Subjects:	Disc herniation Lumbar spine Microdiscectomy Patient-reported outcome measure Sequestration Radiculopathy
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666548424000295