Role of laminectomy in lumbar disk herniation.
A personal view of the role of laminectomy in lumbar disk herniation is presented. The phenomena of the true herniated nucleus pulposus and the asymptomatic bulging degenerative disk are discussed in relation to clinical presentation, neuroradiologic studies, and surgical findings. Microscopic technique and so-called less invasive procedures are also evaluated.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, MA 01805.
D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007796:Laminectomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous