I read with interest the article by Farzanegan et al. , titled " Effects of lumbar discectomy on disability and depression in patients with chronic low back pain " (1). It was a very well-written article on an important subject, which has remained largely ignored. I would therefore like to congratulate the investigators for highlighting the subject. However, I have a few concerns regarding the ...

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OBJECTIVE Discectomy as a treatment for herniated lumbar discs results in outcomes after surgery that are not uniformly positive. Surgeons face the dilemma between limited nucleus removal which is associated with a higher risk of recurrence, or more aggressive nucleus removal which may lead to disc height loss and persistent back-pain. annulus closure devices may allow for the benefits of limit...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate perioperative complications of lumbar discectomy with or without bone-anchored annular closure device (ACD) implant in patients at high risk of recurrent disc herniation. METHODS This was a post hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial that compared outcomes of lumbar discectomy with or without additional placement of an ACD. Patients pre...

Percutaneous endoscopic discectomy (PED) is a minimally invasive technique for the treatment of lumbar foraminal or extraforaminal and foraminal disc herniations that represent up to 11% of all lumbar herniated discs (1-4) Another study defined that farlateral disc herniations, constituting 7% to 12% of all disc herniations, typically migrate cranially as they extended laterally, foraminally, a...

  The authors report experiences of anterior cervical discectomy without fusion for cervical disc disease. A series of 17 patients were operated on using a modified Smith-Robinson technique. Radical discectomy and extensive removal of posterior osteophytes were performed without bone graft. Fifteen out of the 17 cases were operated on at a single level. Three discectomies were perform ed a...

This editorial article explores advances in the field of spinal surgery, focusing on minimally invasive surgery (MISS) and its applications treating cervical thoracic spine conditions. MISS has gained popularity due to reduced pain, minimal scarring, shorter recovery times compared traditional open surgery. Endoscopic core many procedures, offers several advantages, such as blood loss, tissue d...