Effects of lumbar sagittal balance remodeling on natural absorption after lumbar disc herniation.

Objective: To explore the influence of the changes of sagittal balance index of lumbar spine on the natural absorption after lumbar disc rupture and protrusion. Methods: From August 2016 to August 2017, 64 patients with ruptured lumbar disc herniation and treated with natural absorption in our hospital were selected as the research subjects. According to the size of the herniated discs after 2 years, the subjects were divided into the reabsorption lumbar disc herniation group (group 1, 2, 3, and 4) and the non-reabsorption group (group 0). The pelvic incidence angle (PI), the sacral slope (SS), the pelvic tilting (PT), and the lumbar lordosis (LL) were measured and compared at the time of admission and 2 years after follow-up. Results: There were no significant differences in the PI value and the change of PI value during the entry and re-examination of different groups. There was no significant difference in the PT, SS, and LL values among the patients in each group; At the time of reexamination, the PT had a decreasing trend and the SS and LL had an increasing trend. With the increase of the patient's score, the changes in PT, SS, and LL values showed an increasing trend. Conclusion: The PT, SS and LL values of patients with lumbar intervertebral disc herniation had significant changes before and after treatment. Changes in the sagittal balance index of the lumbar spine were important factors affecting the natural absorption of lumbar disc herniation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]