BACKGROUND: The influence of previous lumbar discectomy on pregnancy and childbirth has not been extensively studied. This study reports the course of pregnancies after lumbar discectomy. METHOD: Twenty-six 31.5        3.6-year-old @entity1 who had delivered 39 @entity1 were included. All @entity1 underwent lumbar microsurgical discectomy prior to childbirth. Demographic and surgical data were collected from hospital records and @entity1 questionnaires. The presence and course of @entity1643 ( @entity1643 ) and @entity614 signs were noted. FINDINGS: Mean latency between surgery and childbirth was 42.5        34.8 months. Delivery was at gestational week 36 to 42, and the average weight of the newborn was 3,390        0.490 g. Prevalence and new onset of symptoms during pregnancy was as follows: @entity1643 , 76% and 60%; leg @entity158 37% and 18%; motor deficits 13% and 6%; and sensory deficits 39% and 19%, respectively. No recurrent @entity890 was diagnosed within 6 months after pregnancy. @entity1 suffering from @entity158 during pregnancy were at risk of persistence of symptoms 6 months after delivery. Three @entity1 had had surgery because of recurrent @entity890 during the follow-up of 7.73        2.66 years. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of @entity158 during pregnancy after microsurgical discectomy for @entity890 was 18%. The incidence and prevalence of @entity1643 are among the highest reported in the literature. The incidence of @entity1643 and @entity614 signs does not change significantly with subsequent pregnancies. The operation rate for recurrent @entity890 or adjacent level disease after pregnancy seems not to be higher than the overall rate reported in the literature.

Pregnancy and childbirth after microsurgery for XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity1643 :: ('MESH:D017116', 'Disease') :: ['low back pain', 'LBP'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain', 'radicular pain'] @entity614 :: ('MESH:D011843', 'Disease') :: ['radiculopathy'] @entity890 :: ('MESH:D007405', 'Disease') :: ['lumbar disc herniation']
@entity890 :: (MESH:D007405,Disease) :: ['lumbar disc herniation']
