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Transmuscular lumbar microdiscectomy consumes less post-operative analgesic

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March 2013

Transmuscular lumbar microdiscectomy consumes less post-operative analgesic

Vol: 2| Issue: 2| Number:222| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Lumbar microdiscectomy: Subperiosteal versus transmuscular approach and influence on the early postoperative analgesic consumption

Eur Spine J. 2008 Apr;17(4):518-22. Epub 2008 Jan 26.

Contributing Authors:
M Brock P Kunkel L Papavero

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Synopsis

125 patients undergoing first time lumbar microdiscectomy were randomized to compare blunt splitting transmuscular approach to the interlaminar window with the subperiosteal microsurgical technique. Outcome assessments were made up to 6 days postoperatively. The early postoperative outcomes of back- and leg-pain VAS and ODI after disc surgery were equivalent in both the TM and SP groups. The perio...

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