Lumbar Discectomy

Dr. Shim explains what happens with a lumbar discectomy.

The video shows how Lumbar Discectomy surgery is done for herniated discs. The technique is the Microdiscectomy procedure which is the norm.

Read more about this topic on our blog: https://www.shimspine.com/why-lumbar-discectomy/

In general, patients that have lumbar discectomy surgery usually fall into two categories. The blog gives an overview of those two categories and the video focuses on the surgery itself.

Citations:

Oosterhuis T, Ostelo RW, van Dongen JM, Peul WC, de Boer MR, Bosmans JE, Vleggeert-Lankamp CL, Arts MP, van Tulder MW. Early rehabilitation after lumbar disc surgery is not effective or cost-effective compared to no referral: a randomized trial and economic evaluation. J Physiother. 2017 Jul;63(3):144-153. PubMed PMID: 28668558

Gadjradj PS, Arts MP, van Tulder MW, Rietdijk WJR, Peul WC, Harhangi BS. Management of Symptomatic Lumbar Disk Herniation: An International Perspective. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Jun 19; PubMed PMID: 28632645

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