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[OCOSH Code: D017586 89355001 OP_D]

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Conventional Microdiskectomy May Be Better Than Tubular Diskectomy for Sciatica Medscape CME

Location: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/705771

July 14, 2009 — Conventional microdiskectomy may be better than tubular diskectomy for sciatica, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial reported in the July 8 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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- Continuing Medical Education
- OCOSH Classification: Orthopaedic Procedures: Diskectomy

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Discectomy OrthoFracs

Location: http://www.orthofracs.com/Operations/Adult_regional/ThoracicLumbarSpine/discectomy.html

Indications
excision of herniated discs
exploration of nerve roots
spinal fusion

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- OCOSH Classification: Orthopaedic Procedures: Diskectomy

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Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Spinal Surgery VATS

Location: http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article354.html

A Health Professional's Guide to Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Spinal Surgery(VATS) Chester E. Sutterlin, III, M.D. Heather B. Spalding, A.R.N.P. Florida Foundation for Research in Spinal Disorders Florida Fellowship in Reconstructive Spinal Surgery Gainesville, Florida Technical account of the indications, pre-op work-up, procedure and post-operative management for VATS

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- OCOSH Classification: Bone Diseases: Spinal Diseases: Thoracic
- OCOSH Classification: Orthopaedic Procedures: Diskectomy

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