What is your approach to a reherniated lumbar disc that was initially treated with a minimally invasive hemilaminectomy and discectomy?
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Neurosurgery · University Hospitals/Cleveland Medical Center
I am a firm believer that you can always do more for someone and you cannot undo anything you do. Barring any instability on imaging, I routinely perform a redo microdiscectomy. There are some case series to suggest a spinal fusion may provide a more definitive and sustained amount of relief in some...