Orthopaedic surgery
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Orthopaedic surgery · Aug 2009
Comparative StudyClinical experience and results of lumbar microendoscopic discectomy: a study with a five-year follow-up.
To investigate the efficacy of microendoscopic discectomy (MED) for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation over a five-year follow-up period. ⋯ MED is both feasible and efficacious for the management of lumbar disc disease. On the basis of the present study it is concluded that MED is better than open discectomy (OD).