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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) 2021; 56(01): 018-023
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1724007
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Update on Cervical Hernia Treatment: Conservative Management and Indications of Different Surgical Techniques

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Luis Eduardo Carelli Teixeira da Silva 
1   Instituto Nacional de Traumatologia e Ortopedia (INTO), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
2   Instituto da Coluna Vertebral do Rio de Janeiro (INCOL), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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Luiz Eduardo Pereira Costa Assis de Almeida
2   Instituto da Coluna Vertebral do Rio de Janeiro (INCOL), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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Summary

Cervical and root pain due to herniated disc is one a common cause of a visit to an orthopedic surgeon. It is important to know how to diagnose, treat and initially.

What are the best options to treat a herniated disc nowadays? The present article reviews the literature and updates on the clinical and surgical treatment of cervical disc herniation.

Keywords

cervical vertebrae - intervertebral disc displacement/diagnosis - intervertebral disc displacement/therapy - intervertebral disc displacement/surgery


Publication History

Received: 01 June 2020

Accepted: 16 September 2020

Article published online:
19 February 2021

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