title: Minimally invasive surgery for lumbar microdiscectomy.
abstract: Symptomatic disc herniation is a common indication for spinal operations. The open microscopic discectomy has been the traditional method of addressing this pathology, but minimally invasive techniques are increasingly popular. Potential advantages of the MIS microdiscectomy approach include decreased muscle and soft tissue disruption, shorter length of stay and decreased postoperative pain. Here we demonstrate an MIS microdiscectomy on a 24-year-old female with a left L-4 and L-5 radiculopathy secondary to a large L4-5 disc herniation. The video can be found here: http://youtu.be/aXyZ2FJMh2s.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ronald Reagan Medical Center, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kimball
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yew
authors.forename: Daniel C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D017586:Diskectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014741:Video Recording / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult