Study design: Systematic review with network meta-analysis. Objective: To compare patient
outcomes of lumbar discectomy with bone-anchored annular closure (LD+ AC), lumbar …

Background Open discectomy (OD) and microdiscectomy (MD) are routine procedures for
the treatment of lumbar disc herniation. Minimally invasive surgery (MIS), such as micro …

Low back pain is a vital musculoskeletal disease that impairs life quality, leads to disability
and imposes heavy economic burden on the society, while it is greatly attributed to …

Low back pain is associated with degenerative disc diseases of the spine. Surgical
treatment includes fusion and non-fusion types. The gold standard is fusion surgery, wherein …

Importance Patients with large annular defects following lumbar microdiscectomy for disc
herniation are at increased risk for symptomatic recurrence and reoperation. Objective To …

Purpose Surgical treatment of herniated lumbar intervertebral disks is a common procedure
worldwide. However, recurrent herniated nucleus pulposus (re-HNP) may develop …

Purpose Recurrent lumbar disk herniation (rLDH) following lumbar microdiscectomy is
common. While several risk factors for primary LDH have been described, risk factors for …

Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is a frequent cause of low back pain and radiculopathy,
disability, and diminution in quality of life. While nonsurgical care remains the mainstay of …

Hydrogels are extraordinarily versatile by design and can enhance repair in diseased and
injured musculoskeletal tissues. Biological fixation of these constructs is a significant …

Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) clinical practice guidelines on the management of
lumbar disc herniation, third edition - Page 1 Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) …