Discectomy is the surgical procedure usually performed to remove the herniated disc. The herniated disc material is the disc that passes over the spinal cord or nerve root. The central portion of the nucleus pulposus, an intervertebral disc is removed in the surgery. The removal of this disc is needed as it causes pain, as it stresses the radiating nerves or spinal cord. The result for this will be weakness and numbness also. The symptoms may spread and extend to the arms and sometimes to the legs also. There is an advanced technology in discectomy, called an endoscopic discectomy, microdiscectomy and laser discectomy.
Need for Surgery
Discectomy is recommended by the surgeons, when the candidates experience the following symptoms.
Have the trouble to walk, stand, because of the weakness of the nerves.
Non-surgical treatments are no more useful and continue to fail after six weeks of duration
When the disk fragment gets lodged over the spinal canal, creating pressure on the nerve.
When the pain radiates towards the arms, chest, legs and buttock and very difficult to manage
Procedure
PreparationPre-surgical evaluation is done, by checking the medical history of the patient, and thorough discussion happens about the other kinds of medications or other medical complications that the patient, has been going through or had gone through in the past. Before the surgical procedure starts, drugs taken for other medications must be stopped. If the patient has other medical complications like heart disease, diabetes or others like herpes breakout, cold, flu, etc., it needs the discussion with the family doctor, or at least a thorough check of the medical records is done. Smoking and alcohol must be stopped.
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