- For this operation, your back surgeon uses a tubular retractor system and a microendoscope to guide his or her movements and perform the operation. A micro endoscopic discectomy is effective in relieving radiculopathy that usually compromises a root nerve.Learn more:For this operation, your back surgeon uses a tubular retractor system and a microendoscope to guide his or her movements and perform the operation. A micro endoscopic discectomy is effective in relieving radiculopathy that usually compromises a root nerve.southeasternspine.com/service/micro-endoscopic-…Discectomy involves making use of a minimally invasive tubular retractor to remove a herniated disc that’s compressing a nerve root resulting in back and leg pain. Patients with persistent numbness, leg pain, tingling, or weakness not relieved by non-operative treatment usually undergo surgery.www.posmc.com/what-is-micro-endoscopic-discect…
Tubular microdiscectomy: techniques, complication …
Aug 1, 2017 · It allows surgeons to work with 2 hands through a small-diameter, operating table–mounted tubular retractor, and to apply standard microsurgical techniques in which a small skin incision and minimal muscle dissection are …
It allows surgeons to work with 2 hands through a small-diameter, operating table–mounted tubular retractor, and to ap-ply standard microsurgical techniques in which a small skin incision …
- Studies of Micro Discectomy with Tubular Retractor
Microdiscectomy or tubular discectomy: Is any of them a better …
Some key points for safe and successful completion of microendoscopic discectomy are: (1) Correct placement of the k-wire at facet lamina junction, (2) introduction of the blunt end of the …
Tubular microdiscectomy: techniques, complication avoidance, …
It allows surgeons to work with 2 hands through a small-diameter, operating table-mounted tubular retractor, and to apply standard microsurgical techniques in which a small skin incision …
Interlaminar microscopic tubular lumbar discectomy …
This operation allows for a minimally invasive solution to most lumbar disc herniations in the central, posterolateral, and lateral recess locations. A paraspinal approach with successive dilators allows for docking a tubular …
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery - AANS
Apr 8, 2024 · Minimally invasive tubular retractor (MITR): Muscle-splitting technology first introduced in 1995 in conjunction with microendoscopic discectomy. The tubular retractor is …
Microdiscectomy - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Aug 13, 2023 · Once hemostasis is achieved, the tubular retractor system can be removed, and subcutaneous tissue and skin can be closed. Salient surgical steps can be summarized as: Microdiscectomy for medial, paramedian, and intra …
Microendoscopic lumbar discectomy: Technique and results of …
Potential benefits include less muscle and local damage, better cosmesis, decreased pain and operative time and faster recovery after surgery. We have evaluated the outcome of micro …
Minimally invasive tubular microdiscectomy for recurrent lumbar …
Oct 5, 2023 · Our study demonstrated a progressive step-by-step tubular retractor-based discectomy technique for the treatment of RLDH at the ipsilateral side illustrating dissection of …
Clinical Applications of the Tubular Retractor on Spinal Disorders
In 1997, the microendoscopic discectomy (MED) system was introduced, which allowed spine surgeons to reliably decompress a symptomatic lumbar nerve root via an endoscopic, …
