Nucleoplasty does not require general anesthesia, offers less morbidity and shortens recovery time. Contained herniated disc or focal protrusion are the most important inclusion criteria. Hence this technique is a promising tool in well selected cases.

In our population of patients, surgery proved to be successful in providing symptomatic relief, with low morbidity and no mortality, and was comparable with other studies involving the minimally invasive modalities. However, these results warrant further follow-up, with recruitment of more patients, to demonstrate whether or not, surgery should be the primary choice of treatment in this subgroup of patients.

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