Short-term follow-up: micro-invasive therapy of the cervical herniated disk by percutaneous nucleotomy.

Aim: The purpose of this article is to present the clinical results of percutaneous nucleotomy treatment on patients with cervical disk herniation.

Methods: Patients with long-term chronic pain due to either cervical prolapse or protrusion were recruited for cervical nucleotomy. The surgical procedures were performed between mid-2008 and the beginning of 2009.