Open AccessComplications associated with lumbar discectomy surgical techniques: a systematic review
Author(s) -
Filippo Federico Bombieri,
Roozbeh Shafafy,
Sherief Elsayed
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of spine surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2414-469X
pISSN - 2414-4630
DOI - 10.21037/jss-21-59
Subject(s) - discectomy , medicine , surgery , diskectomy , lumbar disc herniation , lumbar , lumbar vertebrae
Open discectomy (OD) and microdiscectomy (MD) are routine procedures for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation. Minimally invasive surgery (MIS), such as micro-endoscopic discectomy (MED) and full endoscopic discectomy (FED), offers potential advantages (less pain, less bleeding, shorter hospitalisation and earlier return to work), but their complications have not yet been fully evaluated. The aim of this paper was to identify the frequency of these complications with a focus on MIS in comparison to OD/MD.