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Surgical Treatment of Far Lateral Lumbar Disc Herniation: Outcomes of the Safe and Simple Midline Approach.
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- Comparison of unilateral biportal and percutaneous endoscopic discectomy in treating far lateral lumbar disc herniation.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2026Trial
- Lumbar Plexus Disorders Presenting as Low Back Pain: A Narrative Review of a Practical Diagnostic Imaging Approach.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Midline sequestrectomy for far lateral lumbar disc herniation: a case series and technique description.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Comparison of the efficacy of arthroscopic-assisted uni-portal spinal surgery and percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy in the treatment of far lateral lumbar disc herniation: a retrospective controlled study.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy for extreme lateral lumbar disc herniation.Surgical neurology international · 2025Article
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- Transforaminal Epidural Injection for Far Lateral Lumbar Disc Herniations: An Alternative to Surgery or Just a Delay?Cureus · 2024Article
- A Retrospective Study of Far Lateral Midline Microlumbar Discectomy in 20 Patients at a Single Center in Turkey.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2023Article
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Abstract
Objective Surgery for far lateral lumbar disc herniation (FLLDH) hernias is different than surgery for median and paramedian disc hernias. Our study offers a minimally invasive surgical technic for far lateral disc herniations. Methods The results of the midline surgical approach in 18 patients diagnosed with FLLDH were evaluated retrospectively. Results A total of 18 patients (7 females, 11 males), with a mean age of 57.9±9.4 years (range: 35-71 years), were included in the analyses. Three patients (16.7%) had lesions at the left L3-L4 level, six patients (33.3%) on the left L4-L5 level, five patients (27.8%) on the right L3-L4 level, and four patients (22.2%) on the right L4-L5 level. All patients had low back and leg pain. These complaints completely regressed after surgery. Conclusion This study presents a review of a consecutive series of patients who underwent minimally invasive surgery for FLLDH using a midline approach.
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