Quality of Life Evaluation

Farzanegan et al. described quality of life evaluations of patients undergoing lumbar discectomy using the short- form 36 (SF-36) (1). They provided physical and mental health scores of patients which improved significantly 6 and 12 months after lumbar discectomy, leading to the conclusion that lumbar discectomy improves both the physical and mental health subscale of the quality of life in patients with chronic disc herniation.