Clinical Outcomes at 2-Year Follow-Up Comparing Open Surgery and Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression for Radicular Sciatic Pain Patients.

Background: This study aims to compare the clinical outcomes of percutaneous laser disc decompression (PLDD) and open surgery for patients with radicular sciatic pain caused by lumbar disc herniation over a 2-year follow-up period.

Methods: In a prospective randomized controlled trial, 84 patients with chronic radicular pain were assigned to either the open surgery group (n = 42) or the PLDD group (n = 42). Patients were evaluated at baseline, and at 4, 8, 24, 48, and 96 weeks postintervention.

Effects of adhesion barrier gel on functional outcomes of patients with lumbar disc herniation surgery; A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials.

Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS) is persistent pain and disability following lumbar laminectomy which is associated with decreased quality of life and disability and has been reported in up to 40% of the patients undergoing lumbar laminectomy. Several approaches have been introduced to reduce the rate of the FBSS. Among these, applying anti-adhesive barrier gels have been studied with interest with controversial results.

Comparison among Ocular Response Analyzer, Corvis ST and Goldmann applanation tonometry in healthy children.

Aim: To explore the relationship between different parameters of Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA) and Corvis ST (CST) in a sample of healthy Iranian school-aged children and the relationship between parameters of these 2 instruments against intraocular pressure (IOP), measured by the Goldmann applanation tonometer (GAT-IOP), age and gender, and find possible correlation between ORA and CST with GAT.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 90 healthy children. A general interview and complete eye examination were performed.