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CT changes after conservative treatment for lumbar disk herniation.
Acta Radiologica 1994 September
In order to assess changes occurring to lumbar disk herniations and bulges and to the disk spaces after conservative treatment, a follow-up CT was carried out of 106 pathologic disks in 92 patients at a mean interval of 14 months after the initial examination. There was a strong association between the evolution of the hernias and clinical results, with a decrease in size of the majority of hernias in successfully treated patients, whereas the others essentially remained unchanged (p < 0.0001). A significantly higher proportion of large hernias diminished as compared to the smaller ones (p < 0.0001). Diffuse disk bulges were associated with a poor outcome and never regressed. There was a lower incidence of diminution of the central hernias compared to other locations. Patients with normal disk space at the initial examination had a better outcome than those with disk space narrowing. Only occasionally was a reduction of the disk space observed at follow-up.
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