Newer, minimally invasive surgery to treat sciatica does not result in better outcomes

A comparison of surgical treatments for sciatica finds that the minimally invasive procedure known as tubular diskectomy does not provide a significant difference in improvement of functional disability compared to the more common surgery, conventional microdiskectomy, according to a study in the July 8 issue of JAMA.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news166205236.html">Newer, minimally invasive surgery to treat sciatica does not result in better outcomes</a></p> <p>A comparison of surgical treatments for sciatica finds that the minimally invasive procedure known as tubular diskectomy does not provide a significant difference in improvement of functional disability compared to the more common surgery, conventional microdiskectomy, according to a study in the July 8 issue of <i>JAMA</i>. </p>