NEW YORK — Six-year outcomes of a randomized trial in Finland showed that patients with sciatica who received a lumbar microdiscectomy experienced significantly less pain and disability than patients ...

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For adults with symptomatic lumbar disc herniation, unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) microdiscectomy is associated with longer operating times and with lower pain medication consumption in the ...

Question: What is the advantage of laser microdiscectomy versus other surgery? Answer: Lumbar laser microdiscectomy involves using a laser to vaporize the herniated disc tissue that is causing ...

Introduction Full-endoscopic lumbar discectomy can be performed using either the transforaminal (TELD) or interlaminar (IELD) approach. Although both techniques are widely used, the optimal approach ...

Introduction: The unilateral biportal endoscopy (UBE) technique has demonstrated favorable outcomes in lumbar discectomy and decompressive laminectomy. IntraSPINE is an innovative interlaminar dynamic ...

This section describes safety outcomes from the published literature that the Committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see the ...

The tough covering of a spinal disc (annulus) can sometimes break, allowing the soft centre to bulge through. This is called herniation, also known as a ‘slipped disc’. This may cause pain in the back ...