Türk Nöroşirürji Dergisi
2009 , Vol 19 , Num 3
Lumbar Microdiskectomy without Flavectomy:Technical Note and Review of the Literature
Celal Bayar Üniversites, Tıp Fakültesi, Nöroşirürji Anabilim Dalı, Manisa, Türkiye
Lumbar disc herniations have been encountered commonly in daily neurosurgical
practice. Although there is a debate about the type and technique of surgical
interventions at this pathology, it seems with todays knowledge that;
microdiskectomy is the golden standart. It is superior, because of its minimally
invasive nature at the begining. At the literature; performing this technique without
flavectomy is more popular todays. In this study we aim to investigate effects of
flavectomy at this surgical technique by means of literature knowledge. As a
conclusion; this addition to microdiskectomy increases operation time and needs an
additional learning time but on the other hand, it is a more pyhsiological surgical
intervention and have a high potential for postoperative epidural fibrosis
prevention.
Anahtar Kelimeler :
Microdiskectomy, Flavectomy