This is a retrospective review of 175 consecutive open lumbar diskecto
mies with a minimum 1-year follow-up (average follow-up, 54 months). R
esults of the diskectomies were: 91.0% good-to-excellent result, 3.4%
fair, and 1.1% poor. Complications were few, and the overall recurrenc
e rate was 4.6%. By multiple linear regression analysis, no one factor
could predict the relief of leg pain.