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Health Encyclopedia: Back Pain And Sciatica Surgery
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Surgery
Diskectomy is the surgical removal of the diseased disk. The procedure relieves pressure on the spine. It has been performed for 40 years with increasingly less invasive techniques being developed over time. However, few studies have been conducted to determine its real effectiveness. In appropriate candidates it provides faster immediate relief than medical treatment, but long-term benefits (over 5 years) are uncertain. A number of minimally invasive variations are now available.
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Back Pain and Sciatica: Causes
...around the circumference.Protrusion -- The gel has pushed out slightly and asymmetrically in different places.Extrusion -- The gel balloons extensively into the area outside the vertebrae or... Read more »Back Pain and Sciatica: Introduction
...T=thoracic (chest, or middle back, region), and L=lumbar (lower back).The number signifies the vertebra's place within that spinal region. The numbers start with 1 at the top of a region and count... Read more »Brain Tumors: Primary: Chemotherapy
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