Timing and minimal access surgery for sciatica: a summary of two randomized trials.

A subgroup analysis of the Sciatica MED trial showed a trend that lateral recess stenosis patients reported slower rates of recovery when treated by tubular discectomy compared to those operated by conventional surgery.

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This difference did not reach statistical significance, which could be explained by the small number of patients with lumbar disc herniation and concomitant lateral recess stenosis [ 1 ].

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