Clinical value of discography followed by computed tomography for the treatment of multi-level lumbar disc degeneration / 中国矫形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

[Objective]To explore the clinical value of discography followed by computed tomography for the treatment of multi-level lumbar disc degeneration. [Methods]Twenty-eight cases were enrolled from January 2005 to January 2008.There were 12 males and 16 females with average age of 38.2 years,ranging from 30 to 56 years.The level of degenerated disc included L3、4 and L4、5(9 cases),L4、5 and L5S1(15 cases),L3、4,L4、5 and L5S1(4 cases).The level of discography included L2、3(10 cases),L3、4(28 cases),L4、5(28 cases),and L5S1(26 cases) with a total of 92 discs.The painful discs(or responsible discs) were screened according to diagnostic criteria of provocative discography and treated with interbody fusion.[Results]Thirty-two responsible discs were screened in total of 92 discs.ODI scores between pre and post operation were significantly different(P