Study Finds Minimally Invasive Cervical Discectomy Benefits Patients

A study recently published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques found that minimally invasive posterior cervical discectomy is a safe and effective treatment for lateral cervical disc herniation.

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The authors studied 32 participants who had been treated with a minimally invasive posterior cervical discectomy. There were many benefits of the treatment cited in the study including the following:

•    Muscle weakness improved in all patients.
•    Common disadvantages associated with the open surgical approach were eliminated.
•    Patients had swifter symptom resolutions.

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