Treatment of symptomatic lumbar spinal degenerative pathologies by means of combined conservative biochemical treatments

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 108, 2011, Pages 127-135

  Alexandre, A ^a   Coro L ^a   Paradiso, R ^a   Dall'Aglio, R ^a   Alexandre, A M ^b   Fraschini, F ^c   Spaggiari, P G ^d  

^a European Neurosurgical Institute (EUNI)   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d CREMONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conservative biochemical treatments; Degenerative disc disease; Discolysis; Discoradicular conflict; FBSS; Herniated lumbar disc; Oxygen ozone injections; Ozone; Periduroscopy; Spinal degenerative pathologies

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; OZONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; ISCHIALGIA; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLYSIS; OXYGEN THERAPY; OZONE THERAPY; CHEMONUCLEOLYSIS; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOSCOPE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOSCOPES; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK CHEMOLYSIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; OZONE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952278497     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: 00016268     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-211-99370-5_20     Document Type: Article

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