Effects of revision lumbar microdiscectomy and scarectomy versus scarectomy micro-surgery alone in pain perception: a retrospective pilot study
Our small cohort study suggests there is improved post-operative pain scores for those patients who underwent scarectomy for recurrence of radiculopathy.
Authors
- Nektarios K. Mazarakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4128-8755)
- Rebecca Sheridan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7715-1224)
- Suzanne Murphy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3518-0892)
- Ciarán Bolger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4931-8602)
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (IE)
- Botsford Hospital (US)
- Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn (US)
- University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-06-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02688697.2025.2514171
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00