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Open versus microendoscopic discectomy for patients with lumbar disc herniation
November 2016
Open versus microendoscopic discectomy for patients with lumbar disc herniation
Study Type:Meta analysis
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Microendoscopic discectomy versus open discectomy for lumbar disc herniation: a meta-analysis
Eur Spine J. 2016 May;25(5):1373-81Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
5 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with a total of 501 patients were included in this meta-analysis to compare microendoscopic discectomy and open discectomy techniques in patients with lumbar disc herniation. Findings indicated no significant differences in visual analogue scale (VAS) pain and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) scores between discectomy methods. Microendoscopic discectomy was ass...
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