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Herniated Disc - What is a disc herniation?
See More About:. back pain · sciatica · epidural steroid injection · discectomy · Lumbar disc anatomy. Lumbar spine anatomy of a disc herniation ...
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Discectomy - Spine Surgery to Remove a Herniated Disc
A discectomy is a surgical procedure on the spine to remove a fragment of herniated disc. The discectomy allow the surgeon to see the extruded fragment of ...
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Spine Surgery - Information About Common Spine Surgery Procedures
A discectomy is performed to remove a fragment of herniated disc from the ... A herniated disc can cause pressure on the spinal nerves, the discectomy ...
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Cervical Discectomy - Neck Surgery
Definition: Cervical discectomy is a surgical procedure in which the intervertebral ... Generally, the cervical discectomy is performed at the some time as ...
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Cervical Surgery - Procedure for Cervical Surgery - Anterior ...
An anterior cervical discectomy is the most common surgical procedure to treat damaged cervical discs. This procedure involves making a small incision in ...
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Back Surgery - Types of Spine Surgery
A discectomy is a procedure to remove a portion of the disc that rests between each vertebrae. A herniated disc is the most common reason for spine surgery. ...
http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/backpain/a/backpain_3.htm
Back Pain and Sciatica
Discectomy is the surgical removal of the diseased disc, ... Many patients still have back pain after discectomy that delays discharge from the hospital. ...
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Spinal Stenosis Treatment
... the bone behind the spinal cord), foramenotomy (removing bone around the spinal nerve), or a discectomy (removing the spinal disc to relieve pressure). ...
http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/spinalstenosis/a/spinalstenosis_3.htm
Herniated Discs - Slipped Discs
Jul 6, 2008 ... The main options are discectomy, laminectomy and microdiscectomy. With a discectomy the herniated disc is surgically removed. ...
http://pain.about.com/od/causes/a/discherniation.htm
Chronic pain gossary entries beginning with the letter C.
Cervical Discectomy - Neck Surgery. Cervical Spine Fusion When surgery is the only option, persons with nerve root compression in their neck may undergo a ...
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