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 ...

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 ...

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

This section describes safety outcomes from the published literature that the Committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see the ...

Study design: A case report of spontaneous resolution of a lumbar postdiscectomy pseudomeningocoele. Objectives: To suggest the role of nonoperative treatment even in symptomatic pseudomeningocoeles.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers found minimally invasive tubular microdiscectomy can offer patients with recurrent lumbar disc ...

The tough covering of a spinal disc (annulus) can sometimes break, allowing the soft centre to bulge through. This is called herniation, also known as a ‘slipped disc’. This may cause pain in the back ...

HUNTLEY, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Life Spine, Inc., a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spinal disorders, announced today ...