A REVIEW OF 3200 CASES 0F HERNIATED LUMBAR DISC

Abstract

I t 1S a t t emted t o reV1ew 3200 c a s e s of herniat ed lumbar d isc t o point out the i ndic a tions for ope ra t i o n , the value o f myelog raphy . t he r esult o f ope rat ion and the caus e s o f comp l i cat i ons . We believe tha t myelography s houl d be performed i n a l most a ll patients. I n ne a rl y
96 .8 pe rcent of cases my e l o grams co r r e s pond to clinical f i ndings. In general when there is clear s igns and s ympt oms of dis c disease , con fi rmed r adiolo gically, i n the hand of an e xpo r t surgeon. in 93 percent the result will be excel e nt .