Microdiscectomy surgery, also known as microdecompression surgery, is a surgical procedure used to get pressure off a lumbar nerve due to a herniated disc in your low back. The goal of the ...

failure of conservative therapy Migration of disc fragment completely below the level of the disc space Stereotactic lumbar microdiscectomy Radiculopathy with corresponding imaging studies ...

Microdiscectomy is done through a much smaller cut. Your surgeon inserts a thin tube with a camera on one end to see and remove the damaged disk. Laminotomy removes some of the lamina. Laminectomy ...

While there are no guarantees the operation will provide relief, there are lots of options. Learn as much as you can about back surgery ahead of time. The more you know, the better the choice you ...

Trial registration number NCT02602093. The PTED-study aimed to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness (CE) of PTED compared with open microdiscectomy in patients with lumbar disc ...

Cervical fusion remains one of the most-performed cervical spine procedures done even as other techniques have gained prominence. Five notes: 1. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusions have been the ...

All participants had radicular signs secondary to lumbar disc herniation, and received either discectomy or microdiscectomy. After surgery, patients were allocated to receive early comprehensive ...

Contraindications to lumbar chymopapain chemonucleolysis include ... pregnancy, and previous discectomy at the same level with failed back syndrome. [18] Dr. Alleyne is Chief Resident and Dr ...