28 October 2024 : Clinical Research
Impact of Lumbar Fusion Internal Fixation on Lumbar Disc Herniation in Young Patients: A Retrospective Study
JiChao Guo1ABCE, GuoHui Xu1BCF, Sheng Li1CDF, ZhiYong Li1BC, JianNing Liu1BDF, Wei Wang1BF, XiangBei Qi1BCF, WenYuan Ding1ACF, Xu Li1AEG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.944570
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e944570
Table 2 Epidemiological analysis of 330 patients with lumbar disc Herniation (χ̄±s).
| Baseline data | Number of cases (n) | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 223 | 67.57 |
| Female | 107 | 32.42 | |
| Age | 18 to 25 years old | 146 | 44.24 |
| Age 26 to 35 | 184 | 55.75 | |
| Occupation | Light manual labor | 48 | 14.54 |
| Heavy manual worker | 147 | 44.54 | |
| Chronically sedentary workers | 135 | 40.90 | |
| Body mass index | <18.5 | 59 | 17.87 |
| 18.5 to 25.0 | 78 | 23.63 | |
| >25.0 | 193 | 58.48 | |
| History of lower back trauma | Present | 139 | 42.12 |
| Not present | 191 | 57.87 | |
| Symptoms | Lower back pain | 207 | 62.72 |
| Lower-limb pain | 93 | 28.18 | |
| Intermittent lameness | 30 | 9.09 | |
| Symbols | Paraspinal tenderness | 106 | 32.12 |
| Straight leg raise positive | 85 | 25.75 | |
| Scoliosis | 52 | 15.75 | |
| Tendon reflexes are reduced or gone | 41 | 12.42 | |
| Lower-limb paresthesia | 46 | 13.93 | |
| LDH site | L3–4 | 23 | 6.96 |
| L4–5 | 210 | 63.63 | |
| L5–S1 | 97 | 29.39 | |
| CT imaging | Foramina intervertebral | 137 | 41.51 |
| There are perforated and intramedullary types | 36 | 10.90 | |
| Hole inward | 71 | 21.51 | |
| Hole deviated | 86 | 26.06 | |
| LDH – lumbar disc herniation; CT – computed tomography. | |||