Percutaneous discectomy for lumbar disc herniation

Neurosurg Clin N Am. 1993 Jan;4(1):125-34.

Abstract

Percutaneous discectomy for lumbar disc herniation is a well established, low-risk procedure effective in 70% to 80% of appropriately selected patients. Advantages include the use of local anesthesia, minimal tissue disruption, no epidural fibrosis or scarring, and negligible biomechanical effect. The risk of automated percutaneous lumbar discectomy is significantly less than that of traditional surgery.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Endoscopes*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / diagnosis
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / surgery*
  • Laminectomy / instrumentation*
  • Laser Therapy / instrumentation
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / pathology
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / surgery
  • Male
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / diagnosis
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / surgery
  • Prospective Studies
  • Spinal Nerve Roots / pathology
  • Spinal Nerve Roots / surgery
  • Suction / instrumentation