Driving reaction time before and after surgery for disc herniation in patients with preoperative paresis.

Background Context: The effect of many types of surgeries on driving reaction time (DRT) has been reported. Although lumbar disc herniation is one of the most common spinal diseases, the effect on DRT has not been investigated.

Purpose: To assess the effect of left- and right-sided pareses caused by lumbar disc herniation on DRT before and after surgery.

Driving reaction time before and after surgery for lumbar disc herniation in patients with radiculopathy.

Purpose: Although patients scheduled to undergo lumbar disc surgery often ask when they are allowed to drive a motor vehicle again, there are no published recommendations on this subject.

Methods: We conducted a prospective study in 46 consecutive patients (mean age 48.9 years) to determine driving reaction time (DRT) before and after surgery in patients with lumbar disc herniation.