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Is a microdiscectomy more likely to re-rupture the disc?
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No: The recurrenct disc herniation rate is about the same for patients treated operatively (mircrodiscectomy) or non-operatively.
Answered 9/22/2016
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Yes: There is approximately a 5% chance of reherniation immediately after microdiskectomy. After the initial healing phase, the rate of another herniation at the same location returns to just about normal.
Answered 10/3/2016
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