| Title |
Minimally invasive discectomy versus microdiscectomy/open discectomy for symptomatic lumbar disc herniation
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, September 2014
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd010328.pub2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mohammad R Rasouli, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar, Farhad Shokraneh, Maziar Moradi-Lakeh, Roger Chou |
| Abstract |
Microdiscectomy or open discectomy (MD/OD) are the standard procedures for symptomatic lumbar disc herniation and they involve removal of the portion of the intervertebral disc compressing the nerve root or spinal cord (or both) with or without the aid of a headlight loupe or microscope magnification. Potential advantages of newer minimally invasive discectomy (MID) procedures over standard MD/OD include less blood loss, less postoperative pain, shorter hospitalisation and earlier return to work. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 2 | 29% |
| Spain | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 3 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 4 | 57% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 29% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 14% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Colombia | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 394 | 99% |
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| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 55 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 52 | 13% |
| Researcher | 49 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 34 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 26 | 7% |
| Other | 76 | 19% |
| Unknown | 108 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 154 | 39% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 40 | 10% |
| Neuroscience | 12 | 3% |
| Psychology | 11 | 3% |
| Sports and Recreations | 8 | 2% |
| Other | 48 | 12% |
| Unknown | 127 | 32% |
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