Thunder announce Nikola Topic has back surgery

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Thunder guard Nikola Topic underwent a minimally invasive surgery on his back, the team announced ...
Eurohoops

Nikola Topic returns to the sidelines after offseason back surgery

After a successful lumbar microdiscectomy, Oklahoma City Thunder playmaker Nikola Topic is likely out for the upcoming Summer ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

What's a microdiscectomy, the procedure Christian Yelich had, and how long is typical recovery? We asked an expert.

Christian Yelich was in good spirits after undergoing a microdiscectomy, a procedure designed to alleviate pain and nerve issues in the patient's back. He did not, however, want to dig too deeply into ...
Medical Dialogues

Regenerative Growth Factors Reduce Recurrence in Spinal Surgery, Suggests Study

A recent meta-analysis found the breakthrough in spinal surgery revealing that augmenting minimally invasive procedures with regenerative growth factors can significantly improve postoperative ...
BMJ

Full-endoscopic lumbar disc surgery: the new gold standard? (PhD Academy Award)

The main aim of my PhD research was to provide high-quality evidence regarding the cost-effectiveness of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) compared with conventional open ...