Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A: Central European Neurosurgery, Table of Contents J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2021; 82(03): 294-296DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1722749 Letter to the Editor Lumbar Microdiskectomy Authors Author Affiliations Naci Balak 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Göztepe Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article(opens in new window) Full Text References References 1 Aras AB, Guven M, Balak N, Ayan E, Uyar SB, Elmaci I. Evaluation of the association between matrix metalloproteinase 11 and intervertebral disc disease. Turk Neurosurg 2016; 26 (02) 274-279 2 Pinheiro-Franco J, Vaccaro A, Benzel E. et al. Advanced Concepts in Lumbar Degenerative Disk Disease. Berlin: Springer-Verlag; 2016 3 Jarebi M, Awaf A, Lefranc M, Peltier J. A matched comparison of outcomes between percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy and open lumbar microdiscectomy for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation: a 2-year retrospective cohort study. Spine J 2020; 21 (01) 114-121 4 Kim KJ, Jang J, Jang IT. Epidural catheter-assisted percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic diskectomy: a technical note. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2020; 81 (05) 472-474 5 Yaşargil M. Microsurgical operation of the herniated lumbar disc. Adv Tech Stand Neurosurg 1977; 4: 81-82 6 Balak N, Demirkesen O, Efendioglu M. et al. Diagnostic approach to reveal retroperitoneal injury during lumbar discectomy. J Neurosurg Sci 2010; 54 (03) 129-133 7 Denli Yalvac ES, Balak N. The probability of iatrogenic major vascular injury in lumbar discectomy. Br J Neurosurg 2020; 34 (03) 290-298 8 Aydın AL, Sasani M, Sasani H. et al. Comparison of two minimally invasive techniques with endoscopy and microscopy for extraforaminal disc herniations. World Neurosurg 2020; (e-pub ahead of print) 9 Balak N, Broekman MLD, Mathiesen T. Ethics in contemporary health care management and medical education. J Eval Clin Pract 2020; 26 (03) 699-706 10 Cote DJ, Balak N, Brennum J. et al. Ethical difficulties in the innovative surgical treatment of patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme. J Neurosurg 2017; 126 (06) 2045-2050 11 Cote DJ, Bredenoord AL, Smith TR. et al. Ethical clinical translation of stem cell interventions for neurologic disease. Neurology 2017; 88 (03) 322-328 12 Muskens IS, Diederen SJH, Senders JT. et al. Innovation in neurosurgery: less than IDEAL? A systematic review. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2017; 159 (10) 1957-1966 13 Zaki MM, Cote DJ, Muskens IS, Smith TR, Broekman ML. defining innovation in neurosurgery: results from an international survey. World Neurosurg 2018; 114: e1038-e1048 14 McCulloch P, Altman DG, Campbell WB. et al; Balliol Collaboration. No surgical innovation without evaluation: the IDEAL recommendations. Lancet 2009; 374 (9695): 1105-1112