Tag: microdiscectomy

NASS 2022: Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy a more cost-effective treatment than...

Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) is more cost-effective from a societal perspective at 24 months than microdiscectomy for patients with sciatica. This is according...
Patient-reported functional outcomes vary considerably after lumbar spinal fusion surgery

Surgery preferable to conservative treatment in chronic sciatica patients

A study of patients with chronic sciatica caused by lumbar disc herniation has found that microdiscectomy is superior to conservative non-surgical care with respect...