Photomedicine and laser surgery
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Photomed Laser Surg · Aug 2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) laser-assisted microdiscectomy for extraforaminal lumbar disc herniation at the L5-S1 level.
The purpose of this study was to analyze the surgical outcomes of carbon dioxide (CO(2)) laser-assisted microdiscectomy for extraforaminal lumbar disc herniations (EFLDH) at the L5-S1 level. ⋯ CO(2) laser-assisted microdiscectomy for EFLDH at the L5-S1 level showed satisfactory surgical results at the 1-year follow-up.