MINIMALLY INVASIVE VIDEO ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY FOR LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION: 50 CASES

Abstract

We present our four-year experience with a new minimally invasive method for ambulatory treatment of lumbar discal herniation: micro video endoscopic dissectomy.

Video endoscopic surgery associates microsurgical procedures similar to those used in conventional surgery with a very precise technique. This method was used for 50 patients presenting lumbar disc herniation diagnosed with magnetic resonance imaging using the MacNab criteria, placing priority on the neurological risk of sensorimotor deficit.

Clinical outcome was also evaluated with the MacNab criteria. These patients were able to walk early, resumed work rapidly, and had little lumbar pain and few complications.