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April 1, 1983Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Percutaneous Lateral Discectomy of the Lumbar Spine

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PKParviz KambinHGHarris Gellman

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Overview

Case series demonstrates complete radicular pain relief in lumbar disc herniation, suggesting percutaneous lateral discectomy reduces postoperative complications compared to open surgery.

Key Points

  • To assess the clinical feasibility and effectiveness of percutaneous lateral discectomy as a minimally invasive technique for decompressing herniated lumbar intervertebral discs.
  • Evaluated a percutaneous lateral discectomy approach in N=9 patients presenting with clinical and myelographic evidence of disc herniation at the L3-L4 and L4-L5 levels.
  • All 9 patients (100%) achieved complete resolution of radicular pain following the procedure.
  • All patients achieved rapid recovery and were discharged within 2 to 3 days postoperatively.
  • The procedure avoided conventional laminectomy complications, including postoperative hemorrhage, perineural scarring, and posterior reherniation.

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Kambin et al. (1983) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7e1fc6e689aba7ae03b371https://doi.org/10.1097/00003086-198304000-00017
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