Adjacent segment degeneration may predict significantly worse leg pain outcomes after lumbar discectomy

Severe preoperative adjacent segment degeneration may be associated with smaller 1-year improvements in pain and disability after primary single-level lumbar discectomy.

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Skeletal Radiology
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2026-01-22
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-026-05130-5
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Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
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Abstract

Severe preoperative adjacent segment degeneration may be associated with smaller 1-year improvements in pain and disability after primary single-level lumbar discectomy.

Skeletal RadiologyVol. 55(5)
Oulu University Hospital (FI), Oulu University of Applied Sciences (FI), University of Oulu (FI)
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