PERCUTANEOUS DISCECTOMY: A CURRENT TREATMENT FOR LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION

ABSTRACT Objective: Describe the functional outcomes of patients with contained lumbar disc herniation (L4-L5, L5-S1) treated with manual percutaneous nucleotomy (MPN) and demonstrate that it remains a technique with good results. Methods: A prospective, longitudinal study with 110 patients contai...

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Main Authors: Pablo Gerardo Lima-Ramírez, David Benavides-Rodríguez, Juan Yahir Viera-Ordóñez, José Augusto Ruíz-Gurría, Iván del Castillo-Vergara, Braulio Hernández Carbajal, Diego Fernando León-López
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC)
Series:Coluna/Columna
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512016000200127&lng=en&tlng=en