Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy aims to preserve bony structures and cause less damage to paravertebral muscles and ligaments than open discectomy, allowing a shorter hospital stay and ...

Minimally invasive approaches to lumbar disc herniation have transformed the management of radicular pain and neurological deficits by reducing soft-tissue trauma, preserving spinal stability and ...

Advanced endoscopic techniques are changing the way some spine procedures are performed. Explore how minimally invasive approaches may affect surgical access, recovery, hospital stays and the patient ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed lumbar microdiscectomy with a bone-anchored annular closure device for treatment of ...

Evidence-based recommendations on epiduroscopic lumbar discectomy through the sacral hiatus for sciatica in adults. This involves removing the part of the spinal disc pressing against the spinal nerve ...

I had a lumbar discectomy & lumbar laminectomy lower back surgery almost three weeks ago and me and my husband would like to resume with sex, however we are unsure when it will be safe to do so and I ...

Herniation may occur anywhere along the spine but most commonly in the lumbar region, usually between the fifth lumbar and first sacral vertebrae (L5-S1). The usual cause is degeneration of the ...

Neurosurgeon to the Spinal Injuries Unit, Royal North Shore Hospital and Departments of Neurosurgery, Royal North Shore and Dalcross Private Hospitals, Sydney, Australia Centre for Health, Exercise ...