Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy Under Local Anesthesia for Small-Sized Lumbar Disc Herniation in Elite Athletes

International Journal of Spine Surgery · Published 2026-05-18 · DOI 10.14444/8858

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Takayuki Kitahara, Junzo Fujitani, Saori Soeda, Takafumi Ohshima, Naoto Ono, Yuji Nagao, Daiki Nakajima, Makoto Takeuchi, Hiroaki Manabe, Masatoshi Morimoto, Fumitake Tezuka, Hiroshi Kageyama, Koichi Sairyo

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2026

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Kitahara, T., Fujitani, J., Soeda, S., et al. (2026). Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy Under Local Anesthesia for Small-Sized Lumbar Disc Herniation in Elite Athletes. International Journal of Spine Surgery. https://doi.org/10.14444/8858

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