A Clinical Study on Functional Outcome of Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy under Local Anesthesia
Suryansh Nema,
Varun Kumar Agarwal
Abstract:Background:
Many surgical approaches from conventional open discectomy, microdiscectomy, percutaneous endoscopic interlaminar discectomy, and transforaminal endoscopic discectomy have been used for the treatment of prolapsed intervertebral disc. Transforaminal endoscopic discectomy through a Kambin’s triangle is a minimally invasive procedure which can be done under local anesthesia, without muscle splitting, with short hospital stay and minimal complications compared to other techniques used.
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