Meanings of discectomy in English

Two hundred twenty-six players underwent lumbar discectomy, and 116 athletes were treated nonoperatively.

Cervical discectomy and fusion at unstable segment was carried out in all 20 cases.

My personal record for cole-is discectomy is 22 minutes.

Reports on adolescent patients with cervical myelopathy who underwent anterior cervical discectomy and fusion are scarce.

Flexion-extension and load-to-failure testing were performed on two single-level discectomy and interbody fusion constructs from each specimen.

Results:: Data were analyzed for 23 NFL offensive skill position players who had an LDH and underwent discectomy.

Future research should compare additional instrumentation such as screws, plates, and cages against discectomy with or without autograft.

The study included 65 patients who were operated for single level discectomy, and their charts were analyzed retrospectively.

The surgical intervention will be an anterior discectomy or a posterior foraminotomy that is carried out according to usual care.

Anterior cervical discectomy and vertebral interbody fusion is a widely used technique in the treatment of radicular or cord compression.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to determine cost-utility following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) in obese patients.

Methods: The authors conducted a retrospective examination of consecutive surgical specimens obtained in patients with benign indication for discectomy at four neurosurgical centers.

Summary of background data: The US Food and Drug Administration clinical trials compared arthroplasty with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for single-level DDD.

He underwent anterior cervical discectomy and fusion but 6 years later developed significant kyphosis at the adjacent C3-4 level.

In 13 patients an anterior release and discectomy was performed prior to CD posterior instrumentation (group 3).

When ignoring fusion rates and looking at complication rates, a cage has a weak evidence base over iliac crest autograft, but not over discectomy alone.