Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (13): 2119-2126.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.13.025

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Various tissue repair methods for lumbar disc herniation: selection and evaluation

Sun Quan, Mardan•Mamat   

  1. Department of Spinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
  • Received:2014-02-25 Online:2014-03-26 Published:2014-03-26
  • Contact: Mardan?Mamat, Master, Chief physician, Department of Spinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
  • About author:Sun Quan, Studying for master’s degree, Department of Spinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Orthopedic lumbar disc herniation is a common and frequently-occurring disease which causes low back pain. Selection of surgical therapy and postoperation efficacy on lumbar disc herniation are hot focus in present study.
OBJECTIVE: To summarize current research and progress on surgical treatment of lumbar disc herniation.
METHODS: The databases of PubMed and China National Knowledge Infrastructure were searched from January 1990 to January 2014 for articles on surgical treatment of lumbar disc herniation. Keywords were “Lumbar Herniated Disc; Surgical Therapy” in Chinese and English. Finally, 61 literatures were chosen.
RESULTS and CONCLUSION: There are a variety of surgical treatments for lumbar disc herniation at present, including traditional surgical procedures, lumbar fusion, percutaneous lumbar discectomy, percutaneous laser decompression, chemonucleolysis, artificial nucleus replacement, and artificial lumbar disc replacement. This study reviewed surgical methods, indication, efficacy and prognosis, and summarized the new progression of repair and therapy of lumbar disc herniation. Results found that posterior lumbar discectomy remains the most widely used and the most mature procedure, but this method has many complications and induces great trauma. Minimally invasive treatment for lumbar disc herniation is considered to be the future direction for small surgical trauma, less complications and fast recovery, but the surgical indications are narrow and the operation is relatively difficult, so this method still needs more improvement and development. Lumbar disc replacement is a new treatment for lumbar disc herniation which has a good short-term postoperative follow-up, but the long-term prognosis still has many problems and complications. Lumbar disc replacement needs more research and development in alternative materials and surgical approach, and should be widely applied after large-sample tests.


中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:人工关节;骨植入物;脊柱骨折;内固定;数字化骨科;组织工程


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Key words: intervertebral disk, diskectomy, prostheses and implants, bone transplantation

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