background: intervertebral disc herniation is a major cause of low back pain. several treatment methods are available for lumbar disc herniation including chemonucleolysis, open surgery, nucleoplasty, laser disc decompression, and intradiscal electrothermal therapy. the high prevalence of lumbar disc herniation necessitates a minimally invasive yet effective treatment method. in this study, we ...

Objective: To explore the clinical effects of posterior microendoscopy discectomy and open surgery on lumbar disc herniation. Methods: A total of 97 patients with lumbar disc herniation treated in our hospital from January 2017 to August 2017 were selected as the research objects followed by being randomly divided into microendoscopy discectomy group (n=43) and open surgery group (n=44) with th...

BACKGROUND Open discectomy is the standard surgical procedure in the treatment of patients with long-lasting sciatica caused by lumbar disc herniation. Minimally invasive approaches such as microendoscopic discectomy have gained attention in recent years. Reduced tissue trauma allows early ambulation, short hospital stay and quick resumption of daily activities. A comparative cost-effectiveness...

PURPOSE To compare the outcomes of microendoscopic discectomy (MED) versus open discectomy for lumbar disc herniation. METHODS 80 men and 32 women aged 26 to 57 (mean, 37) years with a single-level disc herniation were randomised to undergo MED (n=55) or open (fenestration/laminotomy) discectomy (n=57). Patients were assessed pre- and post-operatively (at week 6, month 6, and year one). The 2...

Background Data: Recurrence of LDH has been reported in 5%–11% patients after conventional discectomy, and most these are usually treated with repeated discectomy through the same initial approach. Tubular microdiscectomy is an increasingly popular surgery for lumbar disc prolapse replaced open last decade. However, it requires more experience a steep learning curve, especially revision cases.

STUDY DESIGN A retrospective study. PURPOSE To determine the feasibility and effectiveness of revisional percutaneous full endoscopic discectomy for recurrent herniation after conventional open disc surgery. OVERVIEW OF THE LITERATURE: Repeated open discectomy with or without fusion has been the most common procedure for recurrent lumbar disc herniation. Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discect...

This study intended to investigate the safety and efficacy of microendoscopic discectomy system compared with anterior open approach in the treatment of odontoid fracture with cannulated screw internal fiation. Thirty-two patients (25 male and 7 female) were enrolled and randomly assigned to different treatments. 15 patients were treated with microendoscopic discectomy system (Group MED) and 17...

BACKGROUND Lumbar disc surgery has come a long way since its fi rst description by Dandy in 1929. Evolving through the transdural approach and a laminectomy for the removal of a disc, it now surpasses the primal technique with essentially a minimally invasive procedure, an extradural approach without laminectomy. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to ascertain the effectiveness of Minim...

Mixter and Barr (20) have first established the relationship between disc herniation and sciatica in 1934 (20). Yasargil (36) and Caspar (4) have pioneered the minimally invasive lumbar disc surgery by using surgical microscope and developing microinstruments in the 1970’s. Hijikata has performed the first percutaneous discectomy in 1975. Kambin (17) has first used an arthroscope for discectomy...