Evaluation of lumbar laser diskectomy

ABSTRACT

Laser discectomy is one of the less invasive methods in the treatment of lumbar disc problems. This work was done on 130 patients with prolapsed lumbar disc in order to evaluate and find out the efficacy of laser technique in the treatment of prolapse lumbar disc. These patients were divided according to their age into different groups. It was found out that percutaneous laser discectomy was effective in treating young patients with disc size 4 mm or less and in absence of spinal canal stenosis. The absence of complications, the minimal trauma, the immediate effect, the brief duration of the procedure, the least hospital stay and the limited sick leave would justify this procedure