Publications by authors named "Ahmet Yildizhan"
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine whether ligamentum flavum hypertrophy among disc herniated patients causes contralateral pain symptoms. For this reason we measured the thickness of the ligament in disc herniated patients with ipsilateral or contralateral symptoms.
Material And Methods: Two hundred disc herniated patients with ipsilateral symptoms as group I were compared with five disc herniated patients with only contralateral symptoms as group II.
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to assess the effectiveness of unilateral posterior lumbar interbody fusion compared to simple discectomy and bilateral fusion methods in patients undergoing lumbar discectomy, using various evaluation tools like VAS and Oswestry scores.
- In the study, 40 patients underwent simple discectomy, while 29 patients had unilateral posterior fusion and 15 patients had bilateral fusion; results were analyzed for recurrence and disc height loss.
- Findings indicated that unilateral posterior fusion significantly reduced recurrence rates and limited disc height loss compared to the other methods, suggesting it may be a safer option for patients with degenerative disc disease.
Is age a prognostic factor of postoperative outcome of lumbar disc herniation operations?
Neurosciences (Riyadh)
October 2007
Objective: To evaluate the influence of the patients age on preoperative symptoms and outcome.
Methods: The general data, symptoms, signs, and neurological examination findings were recorded from 511 patients between 2000 and 2006 at Vakif Gureba Hospital and Afyon Kocatepe University Neurosurgery Departments, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. The mean follow-up of the patients was 44.
Neurosurgical gossypiboma radiologically mimicking a lumbar abscess.
Neurosciences (Riyadh)
April 2007
Lumbar discectomy is the most common operative technique at neurosurgery clinics around the world. The complications of lumbar disc operation include infections, dural tear, bleeding, vascular, and intestinal injuries. Infectious complications of lumbar disc surgery are superficial and profound tissue infections, meningitides, and epidural abscess.
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- Three cases of lumbar herniated disc showed spontaneous regression, which was linked to clinical improvement observed through MRI.
- The phenomenon of herniated disc regression is recognized, but the reasons behind it are not fully understood.
- Potential explanations for this regression include retraction into the vertebral space, dehydration and shrinkage of the disc, and resorption caused by an inflammatory response.