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Automated Percutaneous Discectomy

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, 1996
Automated percutaneous discectomy is the most popular technique for intradiscal therapy of lumbar disc disease, with over 80,000 procedures performed worldwide to date. Success rates range from 55% to 85%, and complications are very infrequent (less than one percent). Very careful patient selection seems critical for success.
M R, Quigley, J C, Maroon
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Automated Percutaneous Discectomy

SPINE, 1991
Automated percutaneous discectomy is a new, safe procedure for treating herniated lumbar discs still contained by the annulus or posterior longitudinal ligament. In 1985, one of the authors reported a percutaneous nucleus aspiration technique using a 2-mm aspiration probe.
G W, Davis, G, Onik, C, Helms
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Microendoscopic discectomy in athletes

Journal of Orthopaedic Science, 2013
Management of lumbar disc herniation in athletes is challenging because a prolonged period of postoperative rehabilitation prevents the athlete from participating in sporting activity, resulting in loss of competitive form. No study reporting the clinical results of microendoscopic discectomy (MED) in athletes was identified in a literature search ...
Mitsunori, Yoshimoto, Tsuneo, Takebayashi, Kazunori, Ida, Katsumasa, Tanimoto, Toshihiko, Yamashita   +4 more
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Thoracic microendoscopic discectomy

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2004
Object.Various approaches exist for the treatment of thoracic disc herniation. Anterior approaches facilitate ventral exposure but place the intrathoracic contents at risk. Posterolateral approaches require extensive muscle dissection that adds to the risk of postoperative morbidity. The authors have developed a novel posterolateral, minimally invasive
Samartzis, D, Fessler, RG, Sandhu, F, Kim, BS, PerezCruet, MJ   +4 more
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Percutaneous Discectomy: An Alternative to Chemonucleolysis?

Neurosurgery, 1983
Abstract At the University of Florida, a new technique for lumbar disc removal, called percutaneous discectomy, has been explored. This procedure may be performed under general or local anesthesia, frequently takes less than 15 minutes, and is generally bloodless.
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NUANCES IN PERCUTANEOUS DISCECTOMY

Radiologic Clinics of North America, 1998
This article presents an update of the field of percutaneous discectomy and a perspective as to where percutaneous discectomy currently fits in the treatment of patients with herniated discs. The future of minimally invasive disc surgery is also entertained, and a novel approach to lumbar disc surgery is presented.
G M, Onik, C, Helms
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Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy

Clinics in Sports Medicine, 1993
The role of percutaneous lumbar discectomy as an adjunct in the treatment of herniated lumbar discs has become increasingly recognized. This article discusses its history, indications, techniques, and results.
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Percutaneous Laser Discectomy

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine & Surgery, 1992
Percutaneous discectomy, for treatment of lumbar disc herniation, was first described in 1975 by Hijikta. Since its inception, a variety of instruments including rongeurs, augers, automated mechanical devices, and more recently, lasers have been developed to remove tissue from the herniated disc.
G E, Kopchok, R A, White, M, Mueller, D, Cavaye   +3 more
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Thoracic Microendoscopic Discectomy

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, 2006
Thoracic microendoscopic discectomy is a safe effective treatment for surgical removal of herniated thoracic intervertebral discs. This approach allows access through a minimally invasive muscle-splitting posterolateral approach that does not place the contents of the thoracic cavity at risk. In the lumbar spine, this approach has been proven effective,
Kurt M, Eichholz, John E, O'Toole, Richard G, Fessler   +2 more
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Percutaneous discectomy: An update

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI, 1993
T HE PERCUTANEOUS approach to intradiscal instrumentation was introduced in 1983 by Paviz Kambin, ~ an orthopedic surgeon from Philadelphia. Then Gary Onik, 2 a radiologist at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburg, introduced the percutaneous nucleotomy with his development of the nucleotome in 1984.
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