COMPARISON OF THE EFFICIENCY AND CAPABILITIES OF ENDOSCOPIC AND MICROSURGICAL METHODS OF REMOVING HERNIATED INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS OF THE LUMBOSACRAL SPINE

Abstract

The question of the advantages of endoscopic treatment of intervertebral disc herniations is debatable. Throughout the development of endoscopic technologies, these methods have been compared with microsurgical methods. The experience of active use of endoscopic methods over a 2-year period is analyzed. The study included 183 patients. The effectiveness of the treatment was assessed using the MacNab surgical outcome scale. Good and excellent results were obtained in 170 (92.9%) cases. This indicator of effective treatment was compared with a similar indicator of good and excellent results of the microsurgical method of treatment according to the literature.