Last Updated on May 23, 2017
References for Discectomy:
- Percutaneous lumbar discectomy in the treatment of lumbar discitis - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Haaker+RG+et+al.+Eur+Spine+J+1997%3B+6(2)%3A+98-101)
- A prospective, randomized study comparing the results of open discectomy with those of video-assisted arthroscopic microdiscectomy - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%22The+Journal+of+bone+and+joint+surgery.+American+volume%22%5BJour%5D+AND+81%5Bvolume%5D+AND+7%5Bissue%5D+AND+958%5Bpage%5D+AND+1999%5Bpdat%5D+AND+Hermantin+FU%5Bfirst+author%5D&cmd=detailssearch)
- Recurrent disc herniation and long-term back pain after primary lumbar discectomy: review of outcomes reported for limited versus aggressive disc removal - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%22Neurosurgery%22%5BJour%5D+AND+64%5Bvolume%5D+AND+2%5Bissue%5D+AND+338%5Bpage%5D+AND+2009%5Bpdat%5D+AND+McGirt+MJ%5Bfirst+author%5D&cmd=detailssearch)
- Complications and demographic characteristics of patients undergoing lumbar discectomy in community hospitals - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%22Neurosurgery%22%5BJour%5D+AND+25%5Bvolume%5D+AND+2%5Bissue%5D+AND+226%5Bpage%5D+AND+1989%5Bpdat%5D+AND+Ramirez+LF%5Bfirst+author%5D&cmd=detailssearch)
- Surgical versus nonoperative treatment for lumbar disc herniation: four-year results for the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%22Spine%22%5BJour%5D+AND+33%5Bvolume%5D+AND+25%5Bissue%5D+AND+2789%5Bpage%5D+AND+2008%5Bpdat%5D+AND+Weinstein+JN%5Bfirst+author%5D&cmd=detailssearch)
- Treatment of lumbar disc herniation: Evidence-based practice - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20689695)
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