PECULIARITIES OF SURGICAL TREATMENT OF LUMBOSACRAL DISC HERNIATION

Abstract

Introduction. In pediatric practice, herniated discs that require surgical treatment are quite rare (0.5% of all surgical interventions for degenerative spinal diseases). At the same time, there is a tendency to the increase in the number of diagnosed intervertebral disc extrusions in adolescents. Despite of good effectiveness of the standard microdiscectomy, new techniques for removing a herniated disc are being developed to improve results in the postoperative period. Material and methods. The paper presents outcomes of surgical treatment of 59 patients with herniated discs, including 22 children. A comparative characteristics of two techniques was made: traditional microdiscectomy where a hernial component is removed and advanced microdiscectomy where an additional foraminotomy is made under the control of endoscopic technique. The discussed modified surgical treatment was patented (patent for invention No. 2687020 dated 06.05.2019). The authors have compared the effectiveness of these techniques at immediate and long-term periods in all operated patients. Rezults. The number of excellent and good results for the proposed method was higher than 95%, than for the traditional method - 88,9% . Conclusion. The proposed technique improves outcomes of surgical treatment of a herniated disc by eliminating compression of the spinal nerve root in the initially narrow foraminal opening and by expanding the latter under the control of endoscopy with a minimal risk of postoperative complications.