Kaptan, HülagüKasımcan, Mustafa ÖmürYılmaz, Murat2022-11-122022-11-122022Kaptan, H., Kasımcan, Ö., & Yılmaz, M. (2022). SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES OF THREE DIFFERENT SURGICAL PRACTICES IN LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION. EVALUATION, 137, 143.https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12713/3337Objective: Many surgical protocols are used for surgical treatment of lumbar disc herniation. Here, we discussed the postoperative short-term outcomes of patients with lumbar disc herniation who underwent three different surgical protocols. Material and Method: This study included patients who underwent simple discectomy, microdiscectomy, and discectomy+implantapproaches to treat lumbar disc herniation. We then compared patient demographics, lumbar segment, and the duration of postoperative hospital stay between the three procedures. Results: There were no statistically significant differences between the simple discectomy and implant groups in terms of the visual analogue pain scale (VAS) and Oswestry disability index (ODI) results (p > 0.05). Themicrodiscectomy group also had the best Oswestry disability index results for the third month compared with other groups (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The microdiscectomy group was the most advantageous in terms of VAS score, Oswestry scale and duration of hospital stay. As microdiscectomy is a minimally invasive procedure, it is the preferred method for the surgical management of lumbar disc herniation.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessSimple DiscectomyMicrodiscectomyDiscectomy+ImplantLumbar Disc HerniationArticle182132136WOS:000861150300006N/AN/A