Does surgery relieve the pain of a herniated disc?
Abstract
Patients with an acute episode of low back
pain, radicular symptoms, and evidence
of a herniated disc on imaging may experience
short-term pain relief from discectomy
if their symptoms haven�۪t improved after initial conservative therapy (strength
of recommendation [SOR]: A, multiple
randomized, controlled trials [RCTs]).
Although surgery may enhance pain relief initially, no evidence supports a long-term
benefit for surgery over conservative
management (SOR: A, multiple RCTs).
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