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The post-discectomy syndrome

Aetiology, diagnosis, treatment, prevention

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The post-discectomy syndrome (PDS) is a common diagnosis in patients with problems following a disc operation. The different causes of PDS make the establishment of the correct diagnosis and its corresponding efficient treatment difficult. A general overview published in the bibliographical data covering the entity of PDS is rare. The following paper aims to specify PDS according to its aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The diagnosis should be made efficiently, so that the patient can receive prompt adequate therapy.

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  1. Hospital for Orthopaedic Surgery Stolzalpe, 8852 Stolzalpe, Austria e-mail: gerd.ivanic@lkh-stolzalpe.at, Tel.: +43-3532-24240, Fax: +43-3532-24243400, , , , , , AT

    G. M. Ivanic, T. P. Pink & W. Scheitza

  2. University for Neurology Graz, Department for Special Neurology and Movement Disorders, Auenbruggerplatz 1, 8010 Graz, Austria, , , , , , AT

    N. C. Homann

  3. St. Richard’s Hospital, RWS Trust, Orthopaedics Department, Spittafield Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, UK, , , , , , GB

    S. Goyal

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  1. G. M. Ivanic
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Received: 2 October 2000

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Ivanic, G., Pink, T., Homann, N. et al. The post-discectomy syndrome . Arch Orth Traum Surg 121, 494–500 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004020100289

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