This section describes efficacy outcomes from the published literature that the committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see ...

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Introduction Full-endoscopic lumbar discectomy can be performed using either the transforaminal (TELD) or interlaminar (IELD) approach. Although both techniques are widely used, the optimal approach ...

A study in Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery analyzed the positive predictive value of diagnostic 1 percent lidocaine containing transforaminal epidural steroid injections after outpatient ...

A recent study from Australian researchers determined that transforaminal injection of steroids was a viable alternative to surgery for lumbar radicular pain due to disc herniation. Full details of ...

The surgeon can monitor the patient neurologically throughout the procedure. The procedure eliminates the need for costly intra-operative neurological monitoring. The awake patient can help the ...

For several years, 83-year-old retired physicist Ed Westwater was suffering from spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the spaces within the spine and was losing coordination of his limbs. Westwater had ...