Percutaneous carbon dioxide laser nucleolysis with 2- to 5-year followup.
Clin Orthop Relat Res
; (337): 45-8, 1997 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-9137175
ABSTRACT
A prospective study of 50 patients with low back and radicular pain caused by an L4-L5 protruded disc were treated by percutaneous laser nucleolysis with a carbon dioxide laser. The followup ranged from 2 to 5 years, and all the patients were evaluated clinically and by imaging with computed tomography scans and magnetic resonance images before and after the procedure. According to the Macnab criteria, 74% of the patients had excellent or good results and 26% had fair or poor results. The laser disc decompression opens up new options in the treatment of discogenic pain, but it is still an experimental procedure.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dor Lombar
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Discotomia Percutânea
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Terapia a Laser
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Orthop Relat Res
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article