Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy - Johns Hopkins Medicine
During a minimally invasive lumbar discectomy, an orthopedic surgeon or neurosurgeon takes out part of the damaged disk. This helps ease the pressure on the nerve root or spinal cord. Your surgeon can use different methods to do this.
Diskectomy - Mayo Clinic
2024年7月24日 · Diskectomy works best for treating pain that travels down the arms or legs from a compressed nerve. The procedure is less helpful for treating pain that's felt only in the back or neck. Most people who have back pain or neck pain find relief with other treatments, such as weight loss, arthritis medicines or physical therapy.
Diskectomy: What It Is, Purpose, Procedure & Recovery - Cleveland Clinic
2023年9月30日 · A diskectomy (discectomy) is a surgery to remove part or all of a disk in your spine. It’s for herniated disks that don’t respond to nonsurgical treatment. There are a few types of diskectomies, including open surgery and minimally invasive surgeries.
Lumbar Discectomy - Spine Surgery to a Herniated Disc
2023年9月20日 · Learn about lumbar discectomy, surgery to remove a herniated disc from the spine and improve symptoms of pain and weakness.
Microdiscectomy: Benefits, Procedure, and Recovery - Healthline
2021年2月18日 · Microdiscectomy, also sometimes called microdecompression or microdiskectomy, is a minimally invasive surgical procedure performed on patients with a herniated lumbar disc. During this surgery, a...
Microdiscectomy: Surgery for a Herniated Disc | HSS Spine
2023年7月20日 · Microdiscectomy is a type of minimally invasive discectomy commonly used to treat a herniated disc. When a herniated disc compresses a spinal nerve, symptoms can include pain (which may extend down one or both arms and legs, as is the case in sciatica), muscle weakness and difficulty with repetitive motions.
Microdiscectomy (Microdecompression) Spine Surgery
Typically performed for a herniated disc, a microdiscectomy, also called a microdecompression, relieves the pressure on a spinal nerve root by removing the material causing the pain. During the surgery, a small part of the disc material and/or bone impinging the nerve root is taken out. The procedure may also be performed in the cervical spine ...
Postoperative Care for Lumbar Microdiscectomy Surgery
A lumbar microdiscectomy surgery is typically performed to alleviate the symptoms and signs of sciatica in the lower back and leg caused by a lumbar disc herniation. The goal of this surgery is to improve leg pain, restore function, and enable a return to normal daily activities.
L5-S1 Treatment - Spine-health
Conditions affecting the L5-S1 spinal motion segment are usually treated with nonsurgical methods. If the lower back and/or leg symptoms worsen or do not improve despite these treatments, or in case of certain medical emergencies, such as tumors or cauda equina syndrome, surgery may be recommended.
Lumbar Discectomy Surgery, minimally invasive microdiscectomy ...
Lumbar discectomy is a surgery to remove a herniated or degenerative disc in the lower spine. The incision is made posterior, through the back muscles, to remove the disc pressing on the nerve. Discectomy may be recommended if physical therapy or medication fail to relieve leg or back pain or if you have signs of nerve damage, such as weakness ...