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Indore: Around 10% of open slip disc surgeries in city turn out to be unsuccessful, said spine surgeon Dr Girish Datar on Friday. Yoga on daily basis is the best preventive measure to avoid slip disc, said Dr Patgaonkar. “Earlier, patients suffering from slip disc were of 25-40 years of age. Around five such live surgeries were conducted by doctors.Spine surgeon Dr Prasad Patgaonkar said, “Complex spinal surgeries are performed under local anaesthesia through endoscope. However, in endoscopic spine surgery, which was started in Indore, the patient is awake and can give live feedback about the pain.Doctors claimed that cases of slip disc are now observed in younger people as well..