Disc Decompression

Percutaneous Discectomy is an option for patients suffering from low back and leg (radicular) pain due to contained disc herniations who have failed conservative treatments and are interested in trying minimally invasive options prior to having traditional surgery. It can be performed under direct vision in a similar fashion to microdiscectomy or it may be performed entirely under x-ray (fluoroscopy) which reduces the entry site size to that of a standard injection (less than 1/16" needle prick, about the size of a small freckle). By comparison, standard open discectomy can involve incisions of 1" and greater.