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  2. Tessys method - Wikipedia

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    The TESSYS method (transforaminal endoscopic surgical system) is a minimally-invasive, endoscopic spinal procedure for the treatment of a herniated disc.It was a further development of the YESS method by the Dutch Dr Thomas Hoogland in the Alpha Klinik in Munich in 1989 and was first called THESSYS (Thomas Hoogland EndoScopic SYStem).

  3. Laminotomy - Wikipedia

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    Laminotomies are frequently used as a way to surgically repair a spinal disc herniation at any level of the vertebral column (cervical, thoracic, lumbar). [1] A herniated disc can compress spinal nerves and cause intense pain and impaired sensation. [4] Removing a portion of the lamina allows physicians to be able to access and repair the ...

  4. Disc herniation - Wikipedia

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    A disc herniation or spinal disc herniation is an injury to the intervertebral disc between two vertebrae, usually caused by excessive strain or trauma to the spine. It may result in back pain , pain or sensation in different parts of the body, and physical disability .

  5. Low back pain - Wikipedia

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    In 1938, orthopedic surgeon Joseph S. Barr reported on cases of disc-related sciatica improved or cured with back surgery. [135] As a result of this work, in the 1940s, the vertebral disc model of low back pain took over, [134] dominating the literature through the 1980s, aiding further by the rise of new imaging technologies such as CT and MRI ...

  6. Discectomy - Wikipedia

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    A discectomy (also called open discectomy, if done through a 1/2 inch or larger skin opening) is the surgical removal of abnormal disc material that presses on a nerve root or the spinal cord. The procedure involves removing a portion of an intervertebral disc, which causes pain, weakness or numbness by stressing the spinal cord or radiating ...

  7. Back injury - Wikipedia

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    The MSU Classification for herniated discs uses the proximity of the disc to the facet joint when measuring the size of a herniated disc. [7] Using the MSU Classification, a grade of 1, 2 or 3 can be used to describe the size of a herniated disc with 1 being the least severe and 3 being the most severe.

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