Extent of lumbar discectomy in modern-day neurosurgery

World Neurosurg. 2014 Nov;82(5):640-2. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2013.03.008. Epub 2013 Mar 14.

Authors

Paul E Kaloostian¹, Ziya L Gokaslan²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Electronic address: Zgokasl1@jhmi.edu.

PMID: 23500338
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2013.03.008

No abstract available

Keywords: Herniation; Nucleus pulposus; Recurrence; Recurrent disc; Sciatica.

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MeSH terms

Diskectomy / methods*
Female
Humans
Intervertebral Disc Displacement / surgery*
Lumbar Vertebrae / surgery*
Male
Microsurgery / methods*