Objective To assess the costs and cost-effectiveness of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) compared with open microdiscectomy among patients with sciatica. Methods This economic ...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is a surgery to reduce or eliminate chronic pain in the neck and back due to a problem with the discs. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF ...

It is a type of discectomy in which a surgeon cuts out a section of the spinal disk to relieve pressure on a nerve. A microdiscectomy is less traumatic than an open discectomy because it uses a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy may be a good alternative to open microdiscectomy for ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Ben Simmons had successful microscopic partial discectomy Thursday morning to alleviate the nerve impingement in his lower back. The procedure was performed by Dr. Timur Urakov ...

The most commonly performed surgery for slipped disc is discectomy. There are many technical modifications to perform the ...

From Thursday's press release: Brooklyn Nets guard/forward Ben Simmons underwent a successful microscopic partial discectomy earlier today to alleviate the nerve impingement in his lower back.