Onik G
Department of Radiology, Presbyterian-University Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
Mt Sinai J Med. 1991 Mar;58(2):151-8.
Automated percutaneous lumbar diskectomy was introduced in 1985. Development of this technique was instigated by the general trend in medicine toward less invasive procedures. Technique, indications, patient selection, and a review of the current literature are presented. Cumulative data indicate that the procedure has the least potential to do harm compared to open operations for treating lumbar disk herniations.
