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Case Reports
Successful treatment of lumbar discogenic pain using intradiscal biacuplasty in previously discectomized disc.
- Leonardo Kapural, Juan P Cata, and Samer Narouze.
- Department of Pain Management, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA. Kapural@ccf.org
- Pain Pract. 2009 Mar 1;9(2):130-4.
AbstractDiscogenic back pain is frequently present in patients after discectomy. Here, we describe a case of young woman, previously discectomized, who was treated by a novel annuloplasty procedure, intradiscal biacuplasty (IDB). The improvement in functional capacity and pain scores were profound 12 months after the IDB. Visual analog pain scores (0-10) changed from 5 to 3. Oswestry scale showed functional improvement from 52%, or severe disability, to 14%, or minimal disability, and the SF-36 physical function scale score changed from 55 to 95. IDB may be an effective treatment for patients with discogenic pain from previously discectomized discs.
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