Journal article
Survey of lumbar discectomy practices: 10 years in the making
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Lumbar discectomy is a common spinal procedure. The purpose of this survey is to ascertain neurosurgeons' practices in the surgical management of one-level lumbar discectomies in the Canadian adult population and to determine changes over a 10-year period.
METHODS: One-page questionnaire distributed electronically to neurosurgeons in Canada and results were compared with similarly completed survey from 2007.
Authors
Aljoghaiman M; Martyniuk A; Farrokhyar F; Cenic A; Kachur E
Journal
Journal of Spine Surgery, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 572–580
Publisher
AME Publishing Company
Publication Date
September 2020
DOI
10.21037/jss-20-519
ISSN
2414-469X