A diskectomy involves unilateral muscle dissection and a hemilaminectomy that allows for the removal of the herniated disk. Despite its efficacy, standard diskectomy is somewhat invasive, thus microdiskectomy provides a minimally invasive alternative. A study showed that microdiskectomies were as ...
The age category was stratified into six groups, each representing a 10-year increment for adults aged 20 years or older. The surgical treatment type (“Surgery type”) for HIVD was classified into OD, laminectomy, PELD, and spinal fusion, and we examined the annual trends in the number ...
Furthermore, diabetic patients had an increased risk of undergoing lumbar spinal injection [1.13 (1.12–1.14)], laminectomy [1.19 (1.15–1.23)], and fusion surgery [1.35 (1.29–1.42)]. We demonstrated that type 2 diabetes was significantly associated with lumbar spine disorders and frequent ...
Surgical decompression (or minimally invasive) with or without fusion,Laminectomy, or percutaneous spacer May relieve leg symptoms Will not relieve back pain Functional outcomes (e.g. walk distance) may be better with surgery after 1 year