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Area of Science:

  • Neurosurgery
  • Orthopedics
  • Pain Management

Background:

  • Sciatica often leads to lumbar-disk surgery if symptoms persist beyond six weeks.
  • The optimal timing for surgical intervention in sciatica remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare early surgery versus prolonged conservative treatment for severe sciatica.
  • To evaluate the impact of surgical timing on disability, leg pain, and perceived recovery.

Main Methods:

  • Randomized controlled trial involving 283 patients with 6-12 weeks of severe sciatica.
  • Comparison of early microdiskectomy (n=141) versus conservative treatment with delayed surgery if needed (n=142).
  • Intention-to-treat analysis of Roland Disability Questionnaire, visual-analogue scale for leg pain, and perceived recovery.

Main Results:

  • Early surgery group underwent microdiskectomy after a mean of 2.2 weeks; conservative group had surgery after a mean of 18.7 weeks.
  • No significant difference in overall disability scores at one year (P=0.13).
  • Faster leg pain relief (P<0.001) and perceived recovery (HR=1.97, P<0.001) in the early surgery group.

Conclusions:

  • One-year outcomes for disability were similar between early surgery and conservative treatment groups.
  • Early surgical intervention accelerated pain relief and perceived recovery rates.
  • High rates of perceived recovery (95%) were observed in both groups by one year.