Radiosurgical Occurrence of Lumbar Disc Herniation Operated in Kinshasa / DRC

Abstract

<i>Lumbar disc herniation (HDL) is a major public health problem in the world. Objectives: </i>The study aimed to determine the clinical and radiological aspects of the lumbar disc herniation [LDH] operated in Kinshasa environments Hospital. <i>Materials and methods: </i>It was a well-documented 160 cases of LDH operated in Biamba Marie Mutombo hospital from January 2012 until December 2016 was evaluated. <i>Results: </i>The most interesting age group range from 31 to 50 years (68, 8%) with a mean age of 44, 7 ± 12, 3 years in that Females were the most affected with 55.6%. Sciatica L5 was found in 28.8% of cases compared to sciatica S1 (15.6%) and left lateralization in 48, 1%. As for imaging results, the posterolateral type was the most common with 53.8% of cases. The disc level: L4-L5 was the most affected in 61.1% of cases. The single LDH was the most common. The discrepancy between imaging and surgery results was 6.3% for medial herniated discs and 24.4% for posterolateral disc herniation. Conclusion: LDH is a pathological reality in hospitals of Kinshasa. The aspects found mainly corroborate literature observations. The discrepancy between imaging and surgery results was statistically insignificant.