THESES
LUMBAR HERNIATED DISC TREATMENT WITH MICROSCOPE USE (ABSTRACT)*. THESIS. SÃO JOSÉ DO RIO PRETO, 1998.
EDUARDO CARLOS DA SILVA**
A hundred patients underwent microscopic removal of unilateral lumbar herniated disc in a single level.
The results were: good in 86%, regular in 12% and bad in 2%. Hospital staying after surgery was: 77% just for one day; 12% for two days, 10% for three days and 1% for four days.
Selected patients after lumbar herniated disc microsurgery performed by a skillful surgeon may show positive results such as: short hospital staying: a day or less, minor complications, early walking and quick returning to daily activities.
KEY WORDS: lumbar herniated disc, microscope, treatment.
**Address: Departamento de Neurociências, Hospital de Base, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima 5416, 15090-000 São José do Rio Preto SP, Brasil.
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Sept 1998