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  • Title: [Percutaneous lumbar diskectomy].
    Author: Albeck MJ, Jørgensen J, Børgesen SE, Fedders O, Haase J, Gjerris F.
    Journal: Ugeskr Laeger; 1996 Feb 05; 158(6):769-72. PubMed ID: 8638316.
    Abstract:
    The results after percutaneous lumbar discectomy were evaluated in 52 patients with low back pain corresponding to the L5 or S1 root. All patients were examined with a median follow-up time of 14 weeks. The patients were divided in two groups. Group 1: patients with an obvious indication for surgery (29 patients) and group 2: patients with a relative indication for surgery (23 patients). The follow-up results for patients in group 1 were comparable with the results after conventional discectomy. The results concerning follow-up low back pain in groups 1 and 2 were good or excellent in 69% and 43% of the patients respectively. The corresponding results for sciatica were 69% and 65% respectively. It is concluded that percutaneous lumbar discectomy is a possible alternative to conventional discectomy in selected patients.
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