A local doctor says he's found great success taking care of ruptured disks through a tiny incision.
Dr. Ditsworth of the Beverly Hills Doctors Surgery Center performs a minimally invasive procedure called Non-traumatic Discectomy. It is an outpatient surgical procedure to remove herniated disc material. Instead of cutting the back open, Dr. Ditsworth is able to remove the excess tissue through a tiny opening.
Dr. Ditsworth says patients typically walk out of the hospital the same day. While most herniated disk patients can benefit from this procedure, some patients have injuries that are difficult to reach with an endoscope.
Dr. Ditsworth says he has done thousands of patients with a 90 percent success rate. His findings are published in the "Surgical Neurology."
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