Endoscopic Discectomy L4-L 5 re-examination one year later Nikolaos - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Endoscopic Discectomy L4-L 5 re-examination one year later Nikolaos D. Benardos Orthopaedic – Spine Surgeon

Medical record — Young woman, 34 years old — Lumbosciatica left — Early drop foot left side, onset approx. 3 months ago — SLR(+) 20° — Reduction of muscle strength in the distribution area of L5 root (Left)

Preoperative MRI

Endoscopic image

Immediately postoperatively — Elimination of pain in the distribution area of L5 root (Left) — Elimination of SLR — Improvement of drop foot, strengthening of L5 root

MRI 1 month postoperatively before before The sac of the hernia has emptied of disc matter and its content is water which appears white (high signal intensity) in the MRI

MRI 12 months postoperatively

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