Surgical removal of the whole or a part of an intervertebral disc.
椎间盘切除术
recurrent episodes may be treated with discectomy
Example sentencesExamples
Success rates for discectomy and decompression are high - 80 to 90 per cent - but stabilisation is more complex and a minority of patients may need further surgery or their condition may even deteriorate.
Wouldn't it be nice to find an efficacious alternative to discectomy?
The patient underwent an anterior discectomy with a successful outcome.
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is used to treat degenerative cervical disc disease that cannot be relieved by conservative therapy.
I have no experience of hill-climbing whatsoever, and as a result of a discectomy I have nerve damage down my right leg, so this will not be an easy feat.
Definition of discectomy in US English:
discectomy
noundisˈkektəmē
Surgical removal of the whole or a part of an intervertebral disc.
椎间盘切除术
recurrent episodes may be treated with discectomy
Example sentencesExamples
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is used to treat degenerative cervical disc disease that cannot be relieved by conservative therapy.
I have no experience of hill-climbing whatsoever, and as a result of a discectomy I have nerve damage down my right leg, so this will not be an easy feat.
Wouldn't it be nice to find an efficacious alternative to discectomy?
Success rates for discectomy and decompression are high - 80 to 90 per cent - but stabilisation is more complex and a minority of patients may need further surgery or their condition may even deteriorate.
The patient underwent an anterior discectomy with a successful outcome.