title: Percutaneous disc surgery.
abstract: The rationale and clinical methods of percutaneous disc surgery have been modified during the past four years. Experience with a consecutive series of 48 patients suggests that the procedure now offers results comparable to open surgery and the advantages of reduced surgical trauma.
authors.affiliation: Royal East Sussex Hospital, Hastings, England.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Shepperd
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Leach
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*