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Controversies: Endoscopic vs Microdiscetomy

Dr. Sukdeb Datta begins this lecture with a review of common methods and approaches for lumbar discectomy and their relative advantages and disadvantages. He then turns to the benefits of endoscopic discectomy over microscopic discectomy, describes common tools used in endoscopic discectomy, and walks us through an example surgery.

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Dr. Datta finishes his lecture by providing data on success rates of endoscopic versus microscopic discectomy for different types of herniations.

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