title: Nuances in percutaneous discectomy.
abstract: This article presents an update of the field of percutaneous discectomy and a perspective as to where percutaneous discectomy currently fits in the treatment of patients with herniated discs. The future of minimally invasive disc surgery is also entertained, and a novel approach to lumbar disc surgery is presented.
authors.affiliation: Center for Diagnostic Imaging, Orlando, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Onik
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Helms
mesh_terms: D017587:Diskectomy, Percutaneous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018579:Patient Selection; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed