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Nonsurgical treatment outcomes for surgical candidates with lumbar disc herniation: a comprehensive cohort study.


ABSTRACT: Physicians often encounter surgical candidates with lumbar disc herniation (LDH) who request non-surgical management even though surgery is recommended. However, second opinions may differ among doctors. Therefore, a prospective comprehensive cohort study (CCS) was designed to assess outcomes of nonsurgical treatment for surgical candidates who were recommended to undergo surgery for LDH but requested a second opinion. The CCS includes both randomized and observational cohorts, comprising a nonsurgery cohort and surgery cohort, in a parallel fashion. Crossover between the nonsurgery and surgery cohorts was allowed at any time. The present study was an as-treated interim analysis of 128 cases (nonsurgery cohort, n?=?71; surgery cohort, n?=?57). Patient-reported outcomes included visual analogue scores for the back (VAS-B) and leg (VAS-L), the Oswestry Disability Index, the EuroQol 5-Dimension instrument, and the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), which were evaluated at baseline and at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months. At baseline, age and SF-36 physical function were significantly lower in the surgery cohort than in the nonsurgery cohort (p??0.01). Nonsurgical management may be a negotiable option even for surgical candidates in the shared decision-making process.

SUBMITTER: Kim CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7887235 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Nonsurgical treatment outcomes for surgical candidates with lumbar disc herniation: a comprehensive cohort study.

Kim Chi Heon CH   Choi Yunhee Y   Chung Chun Kee CK   Kim Ki-Jeong KJ   Shin Dong Ah DA   Park Youn-Kwan YK   Kwon Woo-Keun WK   Yang Seung Heon SH   Lee Chang Hyun CH   Park Sung Bae SB   Kim Eun Sang ES   Hong Hyunsook H   Cho Yongeun Y  

Scientific reports 20210216 1


Physicians often encounter surgical candidates with lumbar disc herniation (LDH) who request non-surgical management even though surgery is recommended. However, second opinions may differ among doctors. Therefore, a prospective comprehensive cohort study (CCS) was designed to assess outcomes of nonsurgical treatment for surgical candidates who were recommended to undergo surgery for LDH but requested a second opinion. The CCS includes both randomized and observational cohorts, comprising a nons  ...[more]

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