Discectomy Surgery. Diskectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the damaged portion of a herniated disk in your spine. It has a high success rate especially in relieving leg pain or sciatica caused by the herniated portion of the disc pressing against a nerve.
A herniated disk can irritate or compress nearby nerves. Diskectomy is a surgical treatment for low back pain related to failing or damaged spinal disks. The surgeon removes part of the disk to relieve pressure on nearby nerves and reduce low back pain.
It has a high success rate especially in relieving leg pain or sciatica caused by the herniated portion of the disc pressing against a nerve.
An open diskectomy is done with a cut in your back. The surgeon removes part of the disk to relieve pressure on nearby nerves and reduce low back pain. Diskectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the damaged portion of a herniated disk in your spine. The procedure is less helpful for treating actual back pain or neck pain.
