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2021 ◽  
pp. 219256822110540
Author(s):  
Christopher S. Bailey ◽  
Andrew Glennie ◽  
Parham Rasoulinejad ◽  
Andrew Kanawati ◽  
David Taylor ◽  
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Objectives To compare the effect of delaying surgery on clinical outcome in patients with chronic sciatica secondary to lumbar disc herniation. Methods Patients with sciatica lasting 4–12 months and lumbar disc herniation at the L4–L5 or L5–S1 level were randomized to undergo microdiscectomy (early surgery) or to receive 6 months of nonoperative treatment followed by surgery if needed (delayed surgery). Outcomes were leg pain, Oswestry Disability Index score (ODI), back pain, SF–36 physical component (PCS) and mental component (MCS) summary scores, employment, and satisfaction measured preoperatively and at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year after surgery. Results Of the 64 patients in the early surgery group, 56 underwent microdiscectomy an average of 3 ± 2 weeks after enrollment. Of the 64 patients randomized to nonoperative care, 22 patients underwent delayed surgery an average of 53 ± 24 weeks after enrollment. The early surgery group experienced less leg pain than the delayed surgery group, which was the primary outcome, at 6 months after surgery (early surgery 2.8 ± .4 vs delayed surgery 4.8 ± .7; difference, 2.0; 95% confidence interval, .5–3.5). The overall estimated mean difference between groups significantly favored early surgery for leg pain, ODI, SF36-PCS, and back pain. The adverse event rate was similar between groups. Conclusions Patients presenting with chronic sciatica treated with delayed surgery after prolonging standardized non-operative care have inferior outcomes compared to those that undergo expedited surgery.


2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher S. Bailey ◽  
Andrew Glennie ◽  
Parham Rasoulinejad ◽  
Andrew Kanawati ◽  
David Taylor ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-6
Author(s):  
Carrie Gray ◽  
Benjamin McDonald ◽  
William Motch

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (6) ◽  
pp. 731
Author(s):  
Kelvin Robertson ◽  
Laurence A. G. Marshman ◽  
David Plummer

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (6) ◽  
pp. 731
Author(s):  
Miguel Leal Rato ◽  
Gonçalo S. Duarte ◽  
Joaquim J. Ferreira

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