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  • Title: Microlumbar discectomy: followup of 147 patients.
    Author: Goald HJ.
    Journal: Spine (Phila Pa 1976); 1978 Jun; 3(2):183-5. PubMed ID: 663770.
    Abstract:
    Microlumbar discectomy is a new surgical technique for the treatment of herniated lumbar disc. The operating microscope and special instruments enable the surgeon to remove the herniated portion of the disc without laminectomy through a 1-inch skin incision. A transfusion was never necessary. In a followup study of 147 patients operated on over a 2 1/4-year period, the surgical cure rate was 96%, and the postoperative hospital stay was reduced to less than 3 days. One year after surgery, all noncompensation cases were working as were 80% of the compensation cases. Microlumbar discectomy is safe, effective, and economic for the patient.
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