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2744921

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-8-17
pubmed:abstractText
Measurements of the area of the intervertebral disc space were made, over a period of 400 days or more, in 16 patients who underwent chemonucleolysis and 20 patients after nucleotomy. The superimpositioning method of measurement used is based on a determination of fixed points and it has a high level of reproducibility. We have measured areas which differ from volumes in only a single dimension, but which show good correlation compared with measurement of intervertebral disc space heights alone. After both chemonucleolysis and nucleotomy, narrowing of the intervertebral disc space occurs up to the 50th day, after which there is a highly significant difference: the intervertebral disc space height increases after chemonucleolysis, and continues to decrease after nucleotomy. It is concluded that the enzymatic effect of chymopapain on the nucleus pulposus produces a gain in disc substance after chemonucleolysis, whereas nucleotomy is associated with a loss of substance.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0341-2695
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
89-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Quantitative measurement of disc space area before and after chemonucleolysis and nucleotomy.
pubmed:affiliation
Orthopädische Abteilung des Krankenhauses der Barmherzigen Brüder, Munich, Federal Republic of Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study