Endoscopic lumbar discectomy under local anesthesia may be an alternative to microdiscectomy: A single centre's experience using the far lateral approach

Highlights • Far lateral endoscopic discectomy under local anesthesia is safe and effective. • 95% of patients were discharged within 7 h post operatively. • VAS score was 0–1/10 in 95% of patients at 2 weeks post operatively. • 87% of patients had returned to their normal activities within 2 weeks....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2015-12, Vol.139, p.324-327
Hauptverfasser:	Sanusi, T, Davis, J, Nicassio, N, Malik, I
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Anesthesia, Local - methods Degenerative disk disease Diskectomy - methods Endoscopy Endoscopy - methods Female Humans Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - surgery Local anesthesia Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery Male Middle Aged Minimally invasive surgery Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures Neurology Neurosurgery Patients Retrospective Studies Transforaminal endoscopic discectomy Treatment Outcome United Kingdom Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Far lateral endoscopic discectomy under local anesthesia is safe and effective. • 95% of patients were discharged within 7 h post operatively. • VAS score was 0–1/10 in 95% of patients at 2 weeks post operatively. • 87% of patients had returned to their normal activities within 2 weeks.
ISSN:	0303-8467 1872-6968
DOI:	10.1016/j.clineuro.2015.11.001