Encyclopedia: Pinched Nerve Medical Procedures Discectomy
A discectomy is a surgical procedure in which an extravasated segment of the intervertebral disc, which is causing pain by stressing the spinal cord or radiating nerves, is dissected. Advances in options have produced effective alternatives to traditional discectomy procedures, i.e. the Dekompressor by Stryker Interventional Spine. A laminectomy is often involved to permit access to the intervertebral disc in a traditional discectomy. , Back pain , Hernia , Anterior...
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