• Anesth Pain Med · Jun 2016

    Clinical Evaluation of Percutaneous Caudal Epidural Adhesiolysis With the Racz Technique for Low Back Pain Due to Contained Disc Herniation.

    • Arman Taheri, Ali Reza Khajenasiri, Nader Ali Nazemian Yazdi, Saeid Safari, Javad Sadeghi, and Maryam Hatami.
    • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Amir Alam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
    • Anesth Pain Med. 2016 Jun 1; 6 (3): e26749.

    ObjectivesThe authors evaluated the effectiveness of percutaneous epidural adhesiolysis (PEA) in patients with low back pain due to contained disc herniation.Patients And MethodsTwenty patients with low back pain due to contained disc herniation underwent PEA treatment with the Racz technique. The patients were evaluated for pain score, medication intake, significant pain relief, and complications.ResultsAt three days, one month, three months, and six months after PEA compared to pre-PEA evaluations, the pain scores and medication intake were significantly decreased. Significant pain relief declined from 95% at three days to 75% at six months.ConclusionsPEA for low back pain due to contained disc herniation is a safe and effective procedure. Therefore, it may be considered as an option for treatment before invasive operations are performed.

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