Current concepts in intradiscal percutaneous minimally invasive procedures for chronic low back pain

minimally invasive pain procedures

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Percutaneous and Minimally Invasive Valve Procedures

The incidence of valvular heart disease is expected to increase over the next several decades as a large proportion of the US demographic advances into the later decades of life. At the same time, the next several years can be anticipated to bring a broad transition of surgical therapy to minimally invasive (minithoracotomy and small port) access and the more gradual introduction of percutaneou...

Intradiscal electrothermal therapy for chronic discogenic low back pain: a comparison of two heating protocols

Objectives. This study aims to evaluate the effect of intradiscal electrothermal therapy (IDET) applied in patients with chronic low back pain using two heating protocols. Methods. In this study, data of 50 patients who were exposed to percutaneous IDET using two heating protocols were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into two groups: in Group 1 (n=25), maximum 750C catheter ...

minimally invasive percutaneous techniques for the relief of pain in lumbar disc disease

Chronic Low Back Pain

A review of the etiology, clinical, radiological and laboratory presentation, differential diagnosis and management goals of chronic low back pain is presented.