Microdiscectomy surgery, also known as microdecompression surgery, is a surgical procedure used to get pressure off a lumbar ...

University Hospitals is now offering endoscopic spine surgery for patients needing treatment for back pain due to herniated discs in their spine. Xiaofei (Sophie) Zhou, MD, completed ...

The indications for microscopic discectomy include leg ... Current and Future Approaches to Lumbar Disc Surgery (A Literature Review). MedGenMed 1(1), 1999 [formerly published in Medscape ...

Conventionally, microscopic surgery is the preferred method of removing a herniated disc and decompressing the nerve root. Microscopic Lumbar Discectomy (MLD) is a relatively small procedure but ...

The microscope allows the surgeon ... and self-reported patient satisfaction with surgery following microdiscectomy for herniated lumbar intervertebral disc. Tubular retractor systems are ...

Arthrex's technology allows surgeons to remove the herniated part of the disc through a single incision of less than one centimeter. Lumbar spine disc herniations were previously treated utilizing a ...

University Hospitals is now offering endoscopic spine surgery for patients ... than one centimeter. Lumbar spine disc herniations were previously treated utilizing a microscope and larger ...