Spine Surgeons Should Pay Attention to the Complications of Lumbar Operation
RUAN Di-ke
Abstract：The persistence and recurrence of back and leg pain after various lumbar surgery is defined as failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS). The incidence of wrong level approach in lumbar discectomy is approximately 2. 1%-2. 7%. The rate of recurrent herniation at the previously operative level is reported to be 5%-11%. The infection rate after lumbar discec-tomy is about 6. 9%, with an increasing tendency following the widespread use of internal implant. Cerebrospinal fluid leak with the incidence rates of 1. 8%-14. 0%, which is associated with dural injury. As the increasing cases with long-term follow-up of lumbar fusion, the rate of adjacent segment degeneration and adjacent segment disease on the rise. Therefore, correct postoperative diagnosis, strict surgical indication, refined approach plan, careful postoperative observation should be conduc-ted by spinal surgeons. In this way, the complications will be reduced to the maximum extent and the clinical outcomes will be optimized.
Keywords：Department of spine surgeryLumbar disc herniationSurgical complicationInfectionComment
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 31-33 )