[Naveed]

#22560

Docter i must do desccectomy becouse i have slipped desk in my L5 spine docter said we cut the amount of the desk wich comeout during surgery and and u will be fine soon but some docters saying that during surgery we shuold takeout some amount of the desk from inside also. As my desk gap is small. And im worried, plz tell me what shuold i say to docter shuold they cut the desk which only come out or they also takeout some amount of the desk from inside also.

[Donald Corenman, MD, DC]

#22568

During a discectomy, the surgeon not only has to remove the nucleus (the jelly) that is in the canal pushing on the nerve root but has to go into the disc to remove any loose jelly that could come out after surgery and cause further nerve compression. There will be a through and through tear of the disc wall (annulus) that allowed the jelly to exit in the first place. This hole is the pathway that allows the surgeon to reach through the disc wall into the inside of the disc.

Dr. Corenman

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Donald Corenman, MD, DC is a highly-regarded spine surgeon, considered an expert in the area of neck and back pain. Trained as both a Medical Doctor and Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Corenman earned academic appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and his research on spine surgery and rehabilitation has resulted in the publication of multiple peer-reviewed articles and two books.

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