Care situation of patients with lumbar intervertebral disc herniation in a German Universitätsklinikum – Is delayed referral associated with worse outcome?

Objective: Indication for lumbar discectomy has been the target of repeated critical discussions. Unfortunately, the quality of referral of affected patients to specialized surgeons who advise on surgical treatment thereby often receives little attention. We therefore sought to perform a prospective[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
70. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), Joint Meeting mit der Skandinavischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie