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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHILADELPHIA — Incidental durotomy, the accidental breach of the dural covering of the spinal cord and nerve ...

Degeneration Similar With, Without Disc Prosthesis Surgery Patients undergoing inpatient lumbar discectomy have significantly higher overall complication rates than those treated as outpatients.

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 ...

Herniation may occur anywhere along the spine but most commonly in the lumbar region, usually between the fifth lumbar and first sacral vertebrae (L5-S1). The usual cause is degeneration of the ...

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

Direct Costs for Low Back Pain Care in U.K. Are Substantial The likelihood of experiencing worse pain at six months post-surgery is increased with a waiting time of 12 weeks or more for elective ...

We have moved interventional procedures guidance 141 to become HealthTech guidance 88. This is to better reflect the NICE HealthTech programme which combines the former NICE Diagnostics Assessment ...