 Diskectomy
"Diskectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Excision, in part or whole, of an INTERVERTEBRAL DISC. The most common indication is disk displacement or herniation. In addition to standard surgical removal, it can be performed by percutaneous diskectomy (DISKECTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS) or by laparoscopic diskectomy, the former being the more common.
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D017586
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.555.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Diskectomy- Diskectomy
- Diskectomies
- Discectomy
- Discectomies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diskectomy" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Dalal SS, Dupree DA, Samuel AM, Vaishnav AS, Gang CH, Qureshi SA, Bumpass DB, Overley SC. Reoperations after primary and revision lumbar discectomy: study of a national-level cohort with eight years follow-up. Spine J. 2022 12; 22(12):1983-1989.
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Prabhu AV, Lieber BA, Henry JK, Agarwal N, Tabbosha M, Okonkwo DO. Early Postoperative Complications for Elderly Patients Undergoing Single-Level Decompression for Lumbar Disc Herniation, Ligamentous Hypertrophy, or Neuroforaminal Stenosis. Neurosurgery. 2017 Dec 01; 81(6):1005-1010.
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Overley SC, McAnany SJ, Brochin RL, Kim JS, Merrill RK, Qureshi SA. The 5-year cost-effectiveness of two-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion or cervical disc replacement: a Markov analysis. Spine J. 2018 01; 18(1):63-71.
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Overley SC, McAnany SJ, Andelman S, Patterson DC, Cho SK, Qureshi SA, Hsu WK, Hecht AC. Return to Play in Elite Athletes After Lumbar Microdiscectomy: A Meta-analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016 Apr; 41(8):713-8.
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McAnany SJ, Ahn J, Elboghdady IM, Marquez-Lara A, Ashraf N, Svovrlj B, Overley SC, Singh K, Qureshi SA. Mesenchymal stem cell allograft as a fusion adjunct in one- and two-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a matched cohort analysis. Spine J. 2016 Feb; 16(2):163-7.
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