SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION BY STANDARD LAMINECTOMY IN A PERIPHERY HOSPITAL, AN EXPERIENCE WITH 64 PATIENTS

Objectives: To study the outcome of surgical management of lumber disc herniation by standard laminectomy procedure.Material and Methods: This study was conducted in a periphery hospital, form March 2000 to July 2002. patient spresenting with bachache and leg pain were thoroughly investigated. For the confirmation of herniated disc, myelography was performed in 50 patients, CT Scan in 10 patient and MRI in 4 patients. All patients underwent standard laminectomy. Patients were followed up after 3-4 weeks.Results: Sixty four patient were operated upon for lumbar disc herniation. The youngest patient was 20 years old while the oldest was 65 years old. All these patients underwent standard laminectomy. Forty six patient were males while eighteen were females. The majority of the patients were in the forth and fifth decade of life. Two patients developed discitis, four patients had dural tear during operation, two patients developed wound sepsis.Conclusion: Results of standard laminectomy for lumber disc herniation are favourable.