Woertgen, Chris and Rothoerl, Ralf Dirk and Henkel, Jan and Brawanski, Alexander (2000) Long term outcome after cervical foraminotomy. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE, 7 (4). pp. 312-315. ISSN 0967-5868
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We recently demonstrated the effectiveness of dorsal foraminotomy in lateral herniated cervical disc after 1 year follow-up in a prospective study.(1) The goal of this paper is to confirm these results concerning long term outcome. We carried out a prospective, consecutive study on 54 patients, operated on for lateral herniated cervical disc. We analysed demographic data, the case history, the neurological examination on admission and imaging data. Ninety per cent were followed up for 3.5 years postoperatively. According to their ratings on a pain scale the group were divided into favourable and unfavourable outcomes. These groups were analysed in relation to the patient's initial condition. At follow up, 90% of patients showed complete recovery or improvement. A long standing preoperative neurological deficit seems to be an important prognostic factor for unfavourable long term outcome after cervical foraminotomy. (C) 2000 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | DISK HERNIATION; RADICULOPATHY; cervical disc herniation; foraminotomy; prognostic factors |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Neurochirurgie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Apr 2022 08:43 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Apr 2022 08:43 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/42355 |
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