RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Efficacy of Adcon-L gel or Healon-GV in epidural fibrosis after lumbar microdiscectomy
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 109
OP 113
VO 12
IS 2
A1 Sahika L. Cengiz
A1 Alper Baysefer
YR 2007
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/12/2/109.abstract
AB OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of anti-adhesion barrier agents following lumbar microdiscectomy.METHODS: Healon GV or Adcon-L was applied to a laminectomy defect overlying the duramater in 60 patients assigned to 3 randomized groups: Group I - Adcon-L (n=21), Group II - Healon GV (n=21), and Group III - control group, no adhesion barrier used (n=18). We conducted this study between 2004 and 2006 at Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.RESULTS: No significant difference was found between the 3 groups either in the outcome measurements according to visual analogue score and the Oswestry Disability Index or in the radiological evaluation of epidural fibrosis by application of those anti-adhesion barrier agents. When comparing group III with groups I and II, we could not find a statistically significant difference in the clinical results and in the outcome measures (p>0.01).CONCLUSION: The epidural application of popular anti-adhesion barriers, after lumbar microdiscectomy was not found to be effective regarding outcome measures in human spinal surgery.