Study questions the results of minimally invasive discectomies

STUDY CHALLENGES MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE SURGERY (Orthopedics This Week)
A Canadian study has found that there are no long-term beneficial outcomes between minimally invasive and open discectomies. In fact, minimally invasive surgery for discectomies may be associated with greater risks of neurologic injury and incidental damage to the covering of the spinal cord, according to a McMaster University press release.
Nathan Evaniew, a research fellow in orthopedics and a Ph.D. student in health research methodologies at McMaster University’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine in Hamilton, Ont...