Recurrent lumbar disc herniation after conventional discectomy: A prospective, randomized study comparing full-endoscopic interlaminar and transforaminal versus microsurgical revision

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 122-129

  Ruetten, Sebastian ^a,c   Komp, Martin ^a   Merk, Harry ^b   Godolias, Georgios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c ST ANNA HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Disc herniation; Endoscopic discectomy; Endoscopic nucleotomy; Lumbar discectomy; Minimally invasive spine surgery; Recurrent lumbar disc herniation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; ISCHIALGIA; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; SCIATICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650218496     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e318175ddb4     Document Type: Article

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