A systematic review of mechanical lumbar disc decompression with nucleoplasty

Pain Physician

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 561-572

  Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^a   Derby, Richard ^b,c   Benyamin, Ramsin M ^d,e   Helm, Standiford ^f   Hirsch, Joshua A ^g,h  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

^b Spinal Diagnostics and Treatment Center   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MILLENNIUM PAIN CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^f Pacific Coast Pain Management Center   (United States)

^g MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Coblation technology; Contained disc herniation; Disc herniation; Disc protrusion; Intervertebral disc disease; Mechanical disc decompression; Nucleoplasty; Nucleotomy; Radiculitis

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MENTAL HEALTH; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NERVE SURGERY; NUCLEOPLASTY; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ARTHROPLASTY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHROPLASTY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69849115505     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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