2002•Orthopedics & TraumatologyOpen access
Postoperative Athletic Ability of Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation.
Masahiko Abematsu, Kyoji Hayashi, Kazunori Yone, Masahiro Nakamura, Kosei Ijiri, Setsuro Komiya
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Abstract
Sports athletes often suffer lumbar disc herniation and occasionally are obliged to give up sports because of this disorder. In this paper, we presented the postoperative athletic ability of athletes with lumbar disc herniation. Twenty-two patients (15 male, 7 female) whose sports activity level was competent in national meets were studied. They consisted of 3 judo, 3 volleyball, 3 soccer, 2 rugby, 2 baseball players, etc. Nineteen patients were treated by percutaneous discectomy and the remaining 3 underwent laminotomy and discectomy (Love's method). Eight patients resumed their original sports activity and 8 showed a lower level of recovery. The authors conclude that percutaneous discectomy can be recommended as an excellent surgery for athletes suffering from lumbar disc herniation.
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