title: Lumbar disc disease. Microdiscectomy.
abstract: This article discusses a rationale for the use of microsurgical technique when treating lumbar disc herniations. The rigid surgical discipline of microlumbar discectomy is presented along with a suggested means to best preserve the future competence of the anulus fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012008:Recurrence