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8528777

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-1-30
pubmed:abstractText
Chemonucleolysis is an established non-operative treatment of a prolapsed symptomatic lumbar disc. It was introduced as a form of treatment in the early 1960s by Smith [18]. One of the main causes of failure is the difficulty in pre-operative assessment of a contained disc prolapse. Reducing failure rates is very important for the morale of surgeon and patient alike. We investigated 58 patients with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to select those with a contained protrusion prior to chemonucleolysis. Per-operative discography confirmed contained protrusion in 96.5% (56/58) of cases, increasing the specificity of selection. At 6 months post chemonucleolysis 86% of our patients were asymptomatic. We would commend MRI as the investigation method of choice prior to chemonucleolysis for a prolapsed symptomatic lumbar disc, thus avoiding separate diagnostic discography, thereby reducing inconvenience to the patient and wastage of prepared chymopapain.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0940-6719
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
206-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Magnetic resonance imaging before chemonucleolysis for lumbar disc prolapse.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Frimley Park Hospital NHS Trust, Surrey, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article