Percutaneous Endoscopic Transforaminal LumbarDiscectomy An Early Experience
- Author:
Wong CC
;
Loke WP
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy,;
Lumbar disc prolapse;
Transforaminal approach,;
Minimally invasive spine surgery
- From:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
2007;1(1):1-4
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Percutaneous endoscopic spinal surgery performed in the awake state offers a new paradigm for treatment of symptomatic lumbar disc prolapse. We report the outcome of 23 patients who underwent this procedure. Visual analogue scale for pain improved from 7.3 to 2.1; 19 of the 23 patients achieved good to excellent results according to the MacNab criteria. Patient acceptance of the procedure was 91.3%. All but one patient were discharged from hospital within 24 hours. One patient developed foot drop post oper
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