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Lumbar Disc Herniation, Nucleo- and Sequesterectomy

Timing and Technique

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The objective of this case is to provide an update based on the current highest level of evidence on several aspects of one the most commonly performed neurosurgical procedures, lumbar disc surgery for sciatica. Using a straightforward case we discuss the following issues: timing of surgery for sciatica, surgical approach of symptomatic disk herniation surgery (tube, transforaminal or microdiscektomy), and technique of removal (nucleo- and sequesterectomy).

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  1. Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hague, The Netherlands

    N. A. van der Gaag & Wouter A. Moojen

  2. Haga Teaching Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands

    N. A. van der Gaag & Wouter A. Moojen

  3. Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Wouter A. Moojen

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany

    Bernhard Meyer

  2. Department of Spine Surgery, Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Offenbach, Germany

    Michael Rauschmann

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van der Gaag, N.A., Moojen, W.A. (2019). Lumbar Disc Herniation, Nucleo- and Sequesterectomy. In: Meyer, B., Rauschmann, M. (eds) Spine Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98875-7_9

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