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Reumatizam, Vol. 57 No. 1, 2010.

Professional paper

Functional status of patients after lumbar disc herniation surgery

Maida Zonić-Imamović ; Clinic for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Clinical Centre Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mirsad Hodžić ; Clinic for Neurosurgery, University Clinical Centre Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Suada Kapidžić-Duraković ; Clinic for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Clinical Centre Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nedima Kapidžić-Bašić ; Clinic for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Clinical Centre Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Amela Čičkušić ; Clinic for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Clinical Centre Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Goran Imamović ; Department for Nephrology and Dialysis, Clinic for Internal Medicine, University Clinical Centre Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine whether early rehabilitation from the first postoperative day after lumbar disc herniation surgery improved functional status of patients compared to the rehabilitation that started 3 weeks after surgery. Oswestry index was used for functional status assessment before surgery and after rehabilitation in 60 patients divided in 2 groups, i.e. early and control group of rehabilitation strated 3 weeks after surgery, 30 in each. Oswestry index values before surgery and after rehabilitation in the early rehabilitation group were 78.4±17 and 19.6±9.9, respectively (p<0.0001) and in the control group the values were 79±13 and 37±14, respectively (p<0.0001). The difference of Oswestry index before operation and after rehabilitation in the early rehabilitation group was 58.7±18.9, and in the control group 41.6±13.2 (p=0.0001).
Onset of rehabilitation from the first post operative day lead to better functional recovery compared to delayed rehabilitation 3 weeks after lumbar disc herniation surgery.

Keywords

rehabilitation; disc hernia surgery; Oswestry index

Hrčak ID:

124782

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/124782

Publication date:

1.7.2010.

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