Endoscopic lumbar discectomy: Patients will undergo endoscopic lumbar discectomy.
Open lumbar discectomy: Patients will undergo an open lumbar discectomy.
Study summary
This study aims to compare the endoscopic versus open lumbar discectomy in diabetic patients.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age from 18 to 75 years.
* Both sexes.
* Patients suffering from prolapsed lumbar disc postero-lateral, single level disc herniation at L4-5 or L5-S1 level with low back pain and unilateral radiculopathy and failure of conservative treatment for 12 weeks
Exclusion Criteria:
* Extraforaminal disc herniation.
* Recurrent and/or multiple level discs prolapses.
* Spondylolisthesis.
* Prior lumbar surgery at the same spinal level.
Primary outcome measure(s)
Degree of low back pain — 48 hours postoperatively The patients will be evaluated clinically using Visual Analogue Score (VAS) for low back pain and radicular pain. VAS (0 represents "no pain" while 10 represents "the worst pain imaginable"). VAS will be assessed at 0, 4, 8, 12, 18, 24, 36 and 48 h postoperatively.
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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