Identifying pain generators and potentiators of residual complaints following lumbar discectomy Ghent University
Lumbar discectomy (i.e. surgically removing a hernia) is frequently performed in Belgium to treat lumbar radiculopathy. Every year >12,000 interventions are performed with variable long-term results. The treatment success of this procedure varies and up to 41% of the patients report post-operative persistent pain complaints, and consequently suffer from failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS). Chronic complaints in FBSS following lumbar ...