Objective To assess the costs and cost-effectiveness of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) compared with open microdiscectomy among patients with sciatica. Methods This economic ...

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 . Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy may be a good alternative to open microdiscectomy for ...

Patients with a symptomatic, single-level, lumbar herniated nucleus pulposus had a low likelihood of requiring fusion after they underwent microdiscectomy, according to results published in Global ...

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 ...