Percutaneous Endoscopic Transforaminal Lumbar Discectomy – An Early Experience
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...
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| Language: | English |
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Malaysian Orthopaedic Association
2007-05-01
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| Series: | Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://morthoj.org/2007v1n1/percutaneous_endoscopic.pdf |