Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression in the Treatment of Discogenic Back Pain
| Autor: | William Black, Arpad S. Fejos, Daniel S.J. Choy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Percutaneous Decompression Biomedical Engineering medicine Back pain Humans Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures Posterior longitudinal ligament Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Intradiscal pressure Retrospective Studies business.industry Retrospective cohort study Discograms Decompression Surgical Surgery Tears Female Laser Therapy medicine.symptom business Low Back Pain Intervertebral Disc Displacement |
| Zdroj: | Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. 22:431-433 |
| ISSN: | 1557-8550 1549-5418 |
| DOI: | 10.1089/pho.2004.22.431 |
| Popis: | Objective: Our aim was to evaluate the effects of percutaneous laser disc decompression (PLDD) as discogenic pain treatment using the MacNab criteria. Background Data: Discogenic back pain is believed to be produced from tears in the posterior longitudinal ligament and annulus fibrosus. This pain is exacerbated through increases in intradiscal pressure via provocative discograms and transmitted through the sinuvertebral nerve. Materials and Methods: A total of 37 patients were selected based on clinical findings and provocative discograms. These patients underwent PLDD to the affected disc and were interviewed via telephone and outcome evaluated based on the MacNab criteria. Results: Survey results revealed that 14 patients (44%) reported a good response, 14 (44%) reported a fair response, and four (12.5%) reported a poor response. The 28 patients (88%) who reported a good and fair response were considered to be successful cases. Conclusion: PLDD is a safe, effective, and minimally invasive procedure that... |
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