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Health Encyclopedia: Back Pain And Sciatica Surgery

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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Expert & Community Posts

Ask the Expert: Link between Swollen Feet and Nerve Damage?

By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

... Dear Dr. Borigini,I have chronic lower back pain and hip pain related to a herniated disc,... Read more »

Solution for the Pain Pinch: A Walking Stick

By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert

...all that is needed to keep moving. People with hip arthritis would like to keep moving.... Read more »

The Most Powerful Pain Reliever Revealed

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What is the most powerful pain reliever? Morphine? Oxycontin? Fentanyl? Oxymorphone? Methadone?... Read more »

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Health Guide

Back Pain and Sciatica: Treatment for Acute Low Back Pain

for Acute Low Back PainPatients withshort-term acute low back pain usuallyhavethe best resultswith the least aggressive treatments. The general approach is as follows:Patients with no... Read more »

Osteoarthritis: Symptoms

...suggest that osteoarthritis of the hand may predict the later development of osteoarthritis in the hip or knee. A 2005 study found that patients with hand osteoarthritis were three times more... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Risk Factors

...and heart problems and chronic headaches, commonly occur with low back pain, but a causal relationship is uncertain.Muscular AbnormalitiesSome research is suggesting that some people have motor... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: References

...obese patients with low back pain. Obes Surg. 2005 Mar;15(3):378-81.Pneumaticos SG, Chatziioannou SN, Hipp JA, Moore WH, Esses SI. Low back pain: prediction of short-term outcome of facet joint... Read more »

Scoliosis: Surgery

...support the fusion of the vertebrae.Graft Materials. A surgeon takes bone grafts from the patient's hip, ribs, spine, or other bones (called autografts). This is the best quality bone. However,... Read more »

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