Diskectomy

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"Diskectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Excision, in part or whole, of an INTERVERTEBRAL DISC. The most common indication is disk displacement or herniation. In addition to standard surgical removal, it can be performed by percutaneous diskectomy (DISKECTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS) or by laparoscopic diskectomy, the former being the more common.

Descriptor ID	D017586
MeSH Number(s)	E02.718.444 E04.188.350 E04.555.200
Concept/Terms	Diskectomy Diskectomy Diskectomies Discectomy Discectomies

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Diskectomy".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Orthopedic Procedures [E02.718]
Diskectomy [E02.718.444]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Decompression, Surgical [E04.188]
Diskectomy [E04.188.350]
Orthopedic Procedures [E04.555]
Diskectomy [E04.555.200]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Diskectomy".

Diskectomy
Diskectomy, Percutaneous

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Bar chart showing 145 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 14 publications in 2020 and 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	2	3
1998	1	2	3
1999	1	1	2
2000	1	0	1
2001	2	0	2
2002	2	1	3
2003	3	4	7
2005	1	1	2
2006	1	3	4
2007	1	2	3
2008	4	2	6
2009	5	0	5
2010	4	1	5
2011	2	2	4
2012	2	3	5
2013	2	0	2
2014	2	0	2
2015	5	1	6
2016	8	0	8
2017	8	2	10
2018	9	1	10
2019	5	2	7
2020	7	7	14
2021	2	7	9
2022	1	13	14
2023	1	3	4
2024	2	2	4

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Bernatz JT, Pumford A, Goh BC, Pinter ZW, Mikula AL, Michalopoulos GD, Bydon M, Huddleston P, Nassr AN, Freedman BA, Sebastian AS. MRI Vertebral Bone Quality Correlates With Interbody Cage Subsidence After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Clin Spine Surg. 2024 May 01; 37(4):149-154.

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Heard JC, Lee Y, Ezeonu T, Lambrechts MJ, Narayanan R, Yeung C, Wright J, Paulik J, Purtill C, Mangan JJ, Kurd MF, Kaye ID, Canseco JA, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Schroeder GD, Kepler CK. Relating preoperative MCS-12 to microdiscectomy outcomes. Eur Spine J. 2024 Jun; 33(6):2190-2197.

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Khachatryan A, Phillips FM, Lanman TH, Andersson GB, Jacobs JJ, Kurtz SM. Proposal for a classification system of radiographic bone changes after cervical disc replacement. J Orthop Surg Res. 2024 Apr 03; 19(1):218.

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Du JY, Shafi K, Blackburn CW, Chapman JR, Ahn NU, Marcus RE, Albert TJ. Elective Single-Level Primary Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion for Degenerative Spondylotic Cervical Myelopathy Is Associated With Decreased Resource Utilization Versus Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion. Clin Spine Surg. 2024 Aug 01; 37(7):E317-E323.

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Phillips FM, Coric D, Sasso R, Lanman T, Lavelle W, Lauryssen C, Albert T, Cammisa F, Milam RA. Prospective, multicenter clinical trial comparing the M6-C compressible cervical disc with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for the treatment of single-level degenerative cervical radiculopathy: 5-year results of an FDA investigational device exemption study. Spine J. 2024 02; 24(2):219-230.

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Subramanian T, Shinn DJ, Korsun MK, Shahi P, Asada T, Amen TB, Maayan O, Singh S, Araghi K, Tuma OC, Singh N, Simon CZ, Zhang J, Sheha ED, Dowdell JE, Huang RC, Albert TJ, Qureshi SA, Iyer S. Recovery Kinetics After Cervical Spine Surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2023 Dec 15; 48(24):1709-1716.

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Du JY, Gonzalez GA, Albert TJ, Rhee JM, Riew KD, Vaccaro AR, Harrop JS. Past, Present, and Future of Cervical Disc Arthroplasty: Insights From Presidents of the Cervical Spine Research Society. Clin Spine Surg. 2023 11 01; 36(9):331-334.

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Clohisy JCF, Abjornson C, Bauer TW, Baral E, Albert TJ. Delayed Failure of M6-C Cervical Disc Arthroplasty After Conversion of Adjacent Cervical Disc Arthroplasty to Fusion: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2023 04 01; 13(2).

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Bovonratwet P, Kapadia M, Chen AZ, Vaishnav AS, Song J, Sheha ED, Albert TJ, Gang CH, Qureshi SA. Opioid prescription trends after ambulatory anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Spine J. 2023 03; 23(3):448-456.

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Toci GR, Lambrechts MJ, Karamian BA, Canseco JA, Hilibrand AS, Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR, Schroeder GD. Patients with radiculopathy have worse baseline disability and greater improvements following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion compared to patients with myelopathy. Spine J. 2023 Feb; 23(2):238-246.

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