title: Microlumbar discectomy (MLD).
abstract: This is a retrospective study of microlumbar discectomy (MLD), performed between 1983 and 1987. During that period, 60 patients underwent the procedure. At follow-up, after an average of 33.3 months, MLD provided excellent and good results in 93.3% of cases, fair in 3.3%, and failure in 3.3%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Lake Hospital, West, Willoughby, Ohio.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zahrawi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies