title: Transradicular interfascicular approach for lumbar microdiscectomy: a useful technique in difficult circumstances.
abstract: Nerve root retraction is a component of lumbar disc surgery. The authors describe a transdural approach for lumbar microdiscectomy through the nerve root, instead of retracting the root. This technique can be safely used in rare cases where root manipulation is considered to be difficult and dangerous.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Level-4, A-Block, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK. kchoudhari@hotmail.com
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Choudhari
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Fannin
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Byrnes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017586:Diskectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots