DEGREE OF SATISFACTION WITH THE ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT OF LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION

GRAU DE SATISFAÇÃO NO TRATAMENTO ENDOSCÓPICO DE HÉRNIA DE DISCO LOMBAR

GRADO DE SATISFACCIÓN CON EL TRATAMIENTO ENDOSCÓPICO DE HERNIA DE DISCO LUMBAR

ABSTRACT

Objective:

To evaluate the degree of patient satisfaction and complications after endoscopic surgery for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation.

Methods:

We retrospectively evaluated 94 patients with lumbar disc herniation undergoing endoscopic lumbar discectomy through the MacNab questionnaire and four subjective questions related to the procedure.

Results:

Approximately 82% of the patients had good and excellent results, and 91.4% reported being satisfied with the surgical result obtained with endoscopy. The rate of complications with the method was 9.5%, with recurrent disc herniation being the most common complication (5.4% of cases).

Conclusions:

Endoscopic surgery proved to be an effective and safe method, and an alternative to conventional open surgery. Level of evidence; III. Therapeutic studies - Investigation of treatment results.

Keywords:
Spine; Endoscopy; Sciatica; Complications