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It the trend now to go with diskectomy instead of discectomy? nm - BOS-3-just ordered it.

Posted: Oct 28, 2010

I use disc for eye and disk for back - Lane

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Or should I say, that's how my accounts use it.

I've always used discectomy - mt

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I've used discectomy as far back as I can remember. No reason to change.

I agree - orthogirl

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I have always used disc and at least in my area, this is and always has been the preferred spelling. If I were to use disk, I would be told it is incorrect.

agree too - .

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The "k" has been preferred for years now. - NM

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preferred by some -- - many medical/spine journals prefer disc

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as do many doctors - Pro C

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by whom? - Bucket Of Shum?

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BOS changed this a long time ago to disk - for everything. NM

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BOS is just a Book of Style - not the be all and end all

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The original poster asked what the "trend" - just saying

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has been of late, and someone answered what has been "preferred" (according to the AAMT BOS) for years now. I don't think anyone did anything wrong or answered incorrectly here IMHO.

I agree... - sm

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I agree totally that no one did anything wrong or answered incorrectly.

I find it hard to assess what the trend is, when "disc" is used so frequently in the literature, but BOS advocates the other spelling. :)

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