American Journal of Neuroradiology, Vol 11, Issue 5 865-868, Copyright © 1990 by American Society of Neuroradiology
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Far-lateral disk herniation: treatment by automated percutaneous diskectomy
G Onik, J Maroon and YL Shang
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Presbyterian-University Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
Automated percutaneous diskectomy has certain advantages over other surgical approaches to the treatment of far-lateral disk herniation; primarily, the procedure can be performed under local anesthesia without soft-tissue disruption. We describe four patients with far- lateral herniations who were successfully treated with the procedure.
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