| No. |
Authors |
Paper Titles |
| 1 |
Jansson et al. 2005 [1] |
Health-related quality of life in patients before and after surgery for a herniated lumbar disc |
| 2 |
Peul et al. 2007 [8] |
Surgery versus prolonged conservative treatment for sciatica |
| 3 |
Weber et al. 1993 [10] |
The natural course of acute sciatica with nerve root symptoms in a double-blind placebo-controlled trial evaluating the effect of piroxicam |
| 4 |
Yu et al. 2009 [14] |
Imaging study of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation and asymptomatic lumbar intervertebral disc herniation |
| 5 |
Fraser et al. 1995 [16] |
Magnetic resonance imaging findings 10 years after treatment for lumbar disc herniation |
| 6 |
den Boer et al. 2006 [23] |
A systematic review of bio-psychosocial risk factors for an unfavourable outcome after lumbar disc surgery |
| 7 |
Graver et al. 1999 [24] |
Seven-year clinical follow-up after lumbar disc surgery: results and predictors of outcome |
| 8 |
Hurme and Alaranta 1987 [25] |
Factors predicting the result of surgery for lumbar intervertebral disc herniation |
| 9 |
Häkkinen et al. 2007 [26] |
Changes in the total Oswestry Index and its ten items in females and males pre-and post-surgery for lumbar disc herniation: a 1-year follow-up |
| 10 |
Haugen et al. 2012 [27] |
Prognostic factors for non-success in patients with sciatica and disc herniation |
| 11 |
Kerr et al. 2015 [28] |
What are long-term predictors of outcomes for lumbar disc herniation? A randomized and observational study |
| 12 |
Kara et al. 2005 [29] |
Functional results and the risk factors of reoperations after lumbar disc surgery |
| 13 |
Dewing et al. 2008 [30] |
The outcomes of lumbar microdiscectomy in a young, active population: correlation by herniation type and level |
| 14 |
Soriano et al. 2010 [31] |
Predictors of outcome after decompressive lumbar surgery and instrumented posterolateral fusion |
| 15 |
Lequin et al. 2013 [32] |
Surgery versus prolonged conservative treatment for sciatica: 5-year results of a randomised controlled trial |
| 16 |
Rothoerl et al. 1998 [33] |
Are there differences in the symptoms, signs and outcome after lumbar disc surgery in the elderly compared with younger patients? |
| 17 |
Junge et al.1995 [34] |
Predictors of bad and good outcomes of lumbar disc surgery. A prospective clinical study with recommendations for screening to avoid bad outcomes |
| 18 |
Dionne et al. 2001 [35] |
Formal education and back pain: a review |
| 19 |
Ng and Sell 2004 [36] |
Predictive value of the duration of sciatica for lumbar discectomy: a prospective cohort study |
| 20 |
Postacchini et al. 2002 [37] |
Recovery of motor deficits after microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniation |
| 21 |
Dasenbrock et al. 2012 [41] |
The efficacy of minimally invasive discectomy compared with open discectomy: a meta-analysis of prospective randomized controlled trials |
| 22 |
Watters and McGirt 2009 [42] |
An evidence-based review of the literature on the consequences of conservative versus aggressive discectomy for the treatment of primary disc herniation with radiculopathy |
| 23 |
Wera et al. 2008 [43] |
Reherniation and failure after lumbar discectomy: a comparison of fragment excision alone versus subtotal discectomy |
| 24 |
McGirt et al. 2009 [44] |
A prospective cohort study of close interval computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging after primary lumbar discectomy: factors associated with recurrent disc herniation and disc height loss |
| 25 |
Kleinstueck et al. 2011 [45] |
The outcome of decompression surgery for lumbar herniated disc is influenced by the level of concomitant preoperative low back pain |
| 26 |
Lønne et al. 2012 [46] |
Recovery of muscle strength after microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniation: a prospective cohort study with 1-year follow-up |
| 27 |
Righesso et al. 2012 [47] |
Correlation between persistent neurological impairment and clinical outcome after microdiscectomy for treatment of lumbar disc herniation |
| 28 |
Carragee et al. 2003 [48] |
Clinical outcomes after lumbar discectomy for sciatica: the effects of fragment type and annular competence |
| 29 |
Wittenberg et al. 1998 [49] |
The correlation between magnetic resonance imaging and the operative and clinical findings after lumbar microdiscectomy |
| 30 |
Sanderson et al. 2004 [50] |
The unique characteristics of “upper” lumbar disc herniation |
