Discectomy WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Discectomy
A discectomy is a surgical procedure in which the central portion of an intervertebral disc,the nucleus pulposus, which is causing pain by stressing the spinal cord or radiating nerves, is removed. Advances in options have produced effective alternatives to traditional discectomy procedures, i.e. microdiscectomy A laminectomy is often involved to permit access to the intervertebral disc in a traditional discectomy. ...more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Most common surgical treatment for ruptured or herniated discs.1
- Patient can usually go home within a few hours.2
- Can be done with the patient asleep or awake.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ North American Spine Society: Discectomy
- ↑ Spine Universe: Lumbar Discectomy
- ↑ Back.com: Minimally Invasive Laminotomy/Discectomy
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Microdiscectomy, Nicrodiscectomy, Open Discectomy, Lumbar Discectomy
- Last update: Sep. 16, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
