Clinical issue: Over the last decades a number of different minimally invasive interventions have been proposed for the treatment of intervertebral disc herniation and degeneration. All of these interventions aim…
Aim: Percutaneous laser disc decompression (PLDD) is a one of the well-known minimal invasive treatment methods of disc herniations. The aim of this study is to present our clinical experience…
Background: Laser ablation under an epiduroscopic view allows for the vaporization of a small amount of the nucleus pulposus, causing a reduction in intradiscal pressure and relief of radicular pain.…
doi: 10.4068/cmj.2015.51.3.129. Epub 2015 Dec 11. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Buk-gu Wooridul Spine Hospital, Gwangju, Korea. 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Gwang-Ju Wooridul Spine Hospital, Gwangju, Korea. 3…
Laser discectomy or nucleotomy is an increasingly important method for less invasive procedures of column, but the ideal kind of laser is still not established. As the wavelength is an…
L5 root compression resulting from an L2-L3 disc herniation. Hidalgo-Ovejero AM, García-Mata S, Sánchez-Villares JJ, Lasanta P, Izco-Cabezón T, Martínez-Grande M. Hidalgo-Ovejero AM, et al. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead…
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of trans-sacral epiduroscopic laser decompression (SELD) in patients with a herniated lumbar disc. Methods: This prospective case series study…
Introduction: If nonoperative treatment for lumbar stenosis fails, surgery may be considered. This traditionally includes decompression often combined with fusion. Desire for less extensive surgery led to developing new techniques…
Background: Intervertebral disc herniation is a major cause of low back pain. Several treatment methods are available for lumbar disc herniation including Chemonucleolysis, open surgery, nucleoplasty, laser disc decompression, and…
An update of comprehensive evidence-based guidelines for interventional techniques in chronic spinal pain. Part II: guidance and recommendations. Manchikanti L, Abdi S, Atluri S, Benyamin RM, Boswell MV, Buenaventura RM,…