Neurosurgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Tubular diskectomy vs conventional microdiskectomy for the treatment of lumbar disk herniation: 2-year results of a double-blind randomized controlled trial.
Transmuscular tubular diskectomy has been introduced to increase the rate of recovery, although evidence is lacking. ⋯ Tubular diskectomy and conventional microdiskectomy resulted in similar functional and clinical outcomes. Patients treated with tubular diskectomy reported more leg pain and low-back pain, although the differences were small and not clinically relevant.