Background: Persistent low back pain refractory to conservative treatment is a common
problem that leads to widespread impairment, resulting in significant costs to society. The …

Study Design. A prospective observational study on 113 patients with 3 years of follow-up.
Objective. To evaluate the clinical results of therapy for discogenic low back pain (DLBP) …

Chronic low back pain is a common clinical condition causing medical, socioeconomic, and
treatment difficulties. In our study, we aimed to compare early and long-term efficacy of …

Introduction Discectomy of herniated intervertebral discs (IVDs) successfully alleviates
neurological symptoms but fails to repair the iatrogenic annulotomy. This persistent annular …

Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical presentation, radiological
features, management, and outcomes of aseptic spondylodiscitis after Intradiscal …

Introduction Percutaneous endoscopic discectomy (PED) for herniated nucleus pulposus
has become increasingly popular since first reported by Y eung and Tsou. Additionally …

Background: The efficacy of percutaneous intradiscal radiofrequency thermocoagulation
(PIRFT) for the treatment of discogenic low back pain (LBP) remains controversial. However …

In an era when length of hospital stay is being closely scrutinized and health care dollars are
being carefully tabulated, cost-saving strategies are touted. Awake anesthesia in spine …

Study Design: A systemic review of thermal annular procedures (TAPs) and percutaneous
disk decompression procedures (PDDPs) for the treatment of discogenic chronic low back …