Return-to-Play Outcomes After Microscopic Lumbar Diskectomy in Professional Athletes.

The article discusses that microscopic lumbar diskectomy (MLD) is an effective treatment for a herniated nucleus pulposus and determines the average time for return to play and positive outcome in returning to play for professional athletes undergoing MLD. Upon execution of methods such as collection of demographic data and statistical analysis, it was noted that the overall possibility of returning to play at any point is 89 percent.