PMID: 8956883Dec 1, 1996Paper

A long-term outcome study of 170 surgically treated patients with compressive cervical radiculopathy

Surgical Neurology
R A Davis

Abstract

There is a general impression that publications in neuro-surgical journals have comprehensively evaluated the relative merits of various operative techniques with long-term follow-up in patients treated for compressive cervical radiculopathy. However, in some 20,000 neurosurgical papers over the past 50 years, only 74 (0.3%) have addressed this common surgical problem. Long-term outcome was assessed by the standardized Functional Economic Outcome Rating Scale of Prolo. Information was obtained primarily by telephone interviews and office visits. No patients were operated upon without a confirmatory neuroradiologic study. Single level soft discs were removed through a posterior-lateral foraminotomy with hemilaminectomy or laminectomy the root was decompressed by the same technique with hard discs. One hundred seventy patients were operated on from 1959-91 with a 96% follow-up. The mean follow-up period was 15 years. Patients who had sedentary occupations and housewives, had statistically higher Economic Prolo scores (p < 0.001) than those who did strenuous work. Of 10 patients with a total Prolo score of 5 or less, seven did strenuous work and had Workers' Compensation claims; the remaining had legal claims or were at psychologi...Continue Reading

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