Percutaneous lumbar discectomy: a new adjunct to open surgery.
Percutaneous automated lumbar discectomy is a new and alternative method to open operations for lumbar disc disease. The procedure and indications for the procedure are explained in this article. The results of the first 24 such procedures performed at the Indiana University Medical Center will be examined and discussed.
Callahan
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Neurological Surgery Department, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis 46202.
Mealey
J
J
Shapiro
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D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods