Serum creatine phosphokinase levels as an indicator of muscle injury following lumbar disc surgery: Comparison of fully endoscopic discectomy and microdiscectomy

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to make a comparison between fully endoscopic lumbar discectomy (FELD) and conventional microdiscectomy (MD) by using pre- and postoperative serum creatine phosphokinase (CPK) levels in correlation with postoperative low-back pain.