2014
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1376675
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Microdiscectomy and Translaminar Approach: Mini-Invasiveness and Posterior Elements Conservation Relevance

Abstract: Introduction Interlaminar approach represents the standard procedure for lumbar disc herniation surgical treatment. In case of cranial or lateral fragment migration into the neuroforamen (hidden zone), it is necessary to perform partial or total arterectomy to remove the herniated material, thus leading to iatrogenic vertebral instability risk. Materials and Methods Since January 2010, 40 patients with lumbar disc herniation and with disc fragment migration into the “hidden zone” underwent microdiscectomy by… Show more

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