[Percutaneous automated lumbar nucleotomy. Patient selection, practical performance and clinical results].

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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. 1994 Oct 10 114 24 2848-51

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Authors

Rasmussen F, Lim P, Johansen JG, Magnaes B, Dullerud R, Amundsen T, Lilleås FG

Affiliation

Nevroradiologisk seksjon, Røntgenavdelingen, Ullevål sykehus, Oslo.

Abstract

Percutaneous nucleotomy is designed to treat small and medium-sized contained disk hernias. It is offered to patients who have not responded to conservative treatment for three months or more. The nucleotomy procedure is well tolerated by a majority of patients and the rate of complications is low. The patients can be treated as out-patients. Among a total material of 130 patients, a primary good response to the treatment was observed in 81 (62%). However, owing to recurrencies the success rate had fallen to 52% at 12-39 months (mean 22 months) after nucleotomy. In selected patients with symptoms from one disk level only, and with no evidence of spinal stenosis, or of osteophyte formation or a narrowing of the disk space by more than 25%, the results were better. Here the success rate was 61% (70% in males and 50% in females).

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7998033

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