Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy

by Mario Brock and H. Michael Mayer Siriphong Lawphongpanich,Donald W. Hearn

Percutaneous lumbar discectomy is a new surgical method for treating lumbar disc diseases. The goal of the procedure is decompression of the spinal nerve root by percutaneous removal of the nucleus pulposus under local anesthesia. Probably 20 % of all patients requiring lumbar disc surgery can be successfully treated by this method. During the past two years, percutaneous discectomy has spread rapidly, and it is now performed in most clinical departments...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642746810
• ISBN13: 9783642746819
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.6"