Automated Percutaneous Discectomy: A Prospective Multi-Institutional Study

Autor:	Thomas Saul, Courtney Brown, Gary Onik, Vert Mooney, Paul D. Croissant, Clyde A. Helms, Murray A. Reicher, Arthur Day, John A. McCullough, Stephen H. Hochschuler, Joseph F. Schweigel, William G. Davis, Leon L. Wiltse, Charles D. Ray, Stewart B. Dunsker, Neil Kahanovitz, Joseph C. Maroon, Robert Watkins, James M. Morris
Rok vydání:	1990
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Follow up studies medicine.disease Surgery Clinical trial Intervertebral disk Lumbar disc Percutaneous discectomy medicine Discitis Hernia Neurology (clinical) Radiology business Prospective cohort study
Zdroj:	Neurosurgery. 26:228-233
ISSN:	1524-4040 0148-396X
DOI:	10.1227/00006123-199002000-00007
Popis:	A prospective multi-institutional study was carried out to evaluate automated percutaneous discectomy in the treatment of lumbar disc herniations. Of the 327 patients who prospectively met the study criteria and were followed for longer than 1 year, 75.2% were successfully treated. When patients (n = 168) who prospectively did not meet the study criteria were treated, the success rate was 49.4%. One case of discitis was reported; otherwise, no other serious complications were noted, and specifically no vascular or nerve damage was encountered. This study indicates that automated percutaneous discetomy can be used successfully to treat lumbar disc herniations with minimal morbidity and emphasizes the need for proper patient selection.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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