A new retrospective cohort study compares outcomes for patients who are treated with tubular lumbar microdiscectomy to patients who are treated with a single-level unilateral biportal endoscopic microdiscectomy—an emerging type of minimally-invasive spine surgery.
The outcomes are revealed and detailed in a new study: “Single-Level Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic versus Tubular Microdiscectomy: Comparing Surgical Outcomes and Opioid Consumption,” which appears in the September 19, 2024 edition of World Neurosurgery.
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