Clinical characteristics and distinct recovery trajectories of pain and disability after lumbar microdiscectomy in children and adolescents
Muhammed Erkan Emrahoğlu, Mustafa Kavcar, Erdal Reşit Yılmaz, Hüseyin Bozkurt, Mehmet Kalan, Ahmet Günaydın, Hakan Yakupoğlu, Halil Gök, Levent Gürses, Emrah Keskin, Selim Gel, Mehmet Erhan Türkoğlu · 2026
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Muhammed Erkan Emrahoglu and co-authors chart, in a 2026 study, how pain and disability evolve after disc surgery in children and teenagers. Disc herniation is uncommon in the young, and recovery may unfold differently across pain, function, and overall outcome. Adult recovery curves are a poor guide for a fourteen year old.
The single center series covered patients under eighteen who had microdiscectomy between 2022 and 2025, with complete twelve month data. Back and leg pain were scored on standard scales, disability with a validated index, and overall outcome with a classic grading scheme. Repeated measures tests tracked change over the year. A responder analysis then applied adult thresholds, including a thirty percent pain drop, to see who truly benefited. Separate trajectories per domain, the title hints, do not move in lockstep. That matters for how surgeons counsel young patients about the year ahead.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Muhammed Erkan Emrahoğlu, Mustafa Kavcar, Erdal Reşit Yılmaz, Hüseyin Bozkurt, Mehmet Kalan, Ahmet Günaydın, Hakan Yakupoğlu, Halil Gök, Levent Gürses, Emrah Keskin, Selim Gel, Mehmet Erhan Türkoğlu |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |