Hernia of intervertebral disc: treatment by manipulation under general anesthesia
Scherrer, H.
Zeitschrift für Orthopadie und ihre Grenzgebiete 115(5): 772-778
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-3220 PMID: 930251 Document Number: 112586
From 1956 to 1973 94 patients underwent altogether 104 manipulations of their spine under general anaesthesia 60% of the results were excellent and good; of the 40% remainder poor results more than half of the patients had to undergo a hemilaminotomy within one year. The time of observation was minimum 1, maximum 16 years, average 5.5 years. Having regard to a subtile indication we had no irreversible complications. The results was slightly better in older patients: otherwise there was no correlation with age, duration of suffering, myelographic disc-hernia or any other parameter.