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 ...

In comparison with open surgery, while minimally invasive surgery for cervical or lumbar discectomy may speed up recovery and reduce post-operative pain, it does not improve long-term function or ...

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 ...

Endoscopic spine surgery has long been synonymous with lumbar discectomy, according to Jang Yoon, MD, director of minimally invasive spine surgery at the University of California San Francisco — but ...

DePuy Synthes today announced the launch of CONCORDE™ Clear MIS Discectomy Device, a surgical solution designed to simplify discectomy in minimally invasive spinal fusion surgery. Now available in ...

With his game ailing, Tiger Woods announced he underwent a second microdiscectomy surgery on his back. “This is certainly disappointing, but I’m a fighter,” Woods said. “I’ve been told I can make a ...

McMaster University researchers have found that current evidence does not support the routine use of minimally invasive surgery to remove herniated disc material pressing on the nerve root or spinal ...