Wednesday, September 26, 2018 7:35 AM–9:00 AM ePosters P169. National survey of lumbar discectomy practices

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Lumbar discectomy is one of the most common procedures in spine surgery. Variability exists in pre-, intra- and postoperative management strategies. We undertook a survey of Canadian neurosurgeons at two points in time one decade apart (2007 and 2017) to assess these practice patterns. PURPOSE To ascertain and compare practice patterns over time in the surgical management of one-level lumbar discectomies in the Canadian adult …