Türk Nöroşirürji Dergisi
1992 , Vol 2 , Num 4
THE TREATMENT OF THE POSTOPERATIVE LOMBER DISC HERNIA INFECTIONS BY USING HYPERBARIC OXYGENE
1GATA Haydarpaşa Eğitim Hastanesi Nöroşirürji Kliniği2GATA Haydarpaşa Eğitim Hastanesi Deniz ve Sualtı Hekimliği Kliniği Five patients who had been operated because of lumber disc hernia in the Neurosurgery Clinic of GATA Haydarpaşa Medical Academy between 1989 and 1992. had interdiscal space infections in their early postoperative stages. Despite being reoperated and then subjected to the conservative treatment. the patients continued complaining, thus they were put on HBO treatment. Two other patients who had been sent to our clinic withinterdiscal space infections were also put under HBO treatment. It was observed that while the other methods were ineffective. HBO treatment achieved obvious healing.
As a result of this study we concluded that in cases of postoperative interdiscal space infections where reoperation and/or medical treatment has failed, the early application of HBO treatment is necessary.
Anahtar Kelimeler : Hyperbaric oxygen treatment, Lumbar disc surgery, Postoperative disc space infection