Outcomes of Discectomy by Using Full-Endoscopic Visualization Technique via the Transcorporeal and Transdiscal Approaches in the Treatment of Cervical Intervertebral Disc Herniation: A Comparative Study

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(a) T2-weighted sagittal magnetic resonance image (MRI) shows a central herniated disc at the level of C5-C6. (b) The axial MRI scan shows the herniated disc compresses the left spinal cord and nerve root. (c) The herniated disc was visible under endoscopy. (d) Fluoroscopy shows that the working cannula has been satisfactorily placed at the C5-C6 disc. (e) Sagittal MRI after ATd-PECD shows a removal of the protruded nucleus pulposus.

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