Excerpt from Laser Discectomy

Synonyms, Key Words, and Related Terms: degenerative disc disease, degenerative disk disease, herniated disc, herniated disk, laser diskectomy, lumbar disc disease, lumbar disk disease, sciatica, laser discectomy, low back pain

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Chronic low back pain is one of the major chronic debilitating conditions involving tremendous loss of money, work, and quality time. Laser is used in different fields of medicine with unique advantages. In treatment of lumbar disc disease, it is useful and advantageous. Laser discectomy is an outpatient procedure with one-step insertion of a needle into the disc space. Disc material is not removed; instead, nucleus pulposus is burned by the laser. Laser discectomy is minimally invasive, cost-effective, free of postoperative pain syndromes, and is starting to get more utilized at various centers.

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