Objective: Although several studies have reported on outcomes following heating of annular
tears with a thermoresistive catheter (SpineCATH), no data are available on the efficacy of …

Objective. Two minimally invasive techniques have been used more recently as a possible
treatment for painful internal disk disruption (IDD). Intradiscal thermal annuloplasty (IDTA) …

Study Design. Case-control study. Objectives. To determine the prima facie efficacy of
intradiscal electrothermal anuloplasty (IDTA). Summary of Background Data. Although it is …

Background: On the basis of observational data, intradiscal electrothermal anuloplasty
(IDETA) has been implemented as a treatment for back pain resulting from internal disc …

Intradiscal electrothermal annuloplasty is a procedure that has shown promising results for
the treatment of low back pain resulting from internal disc disruption. The best results occur …

Lutz C, Lutz GE, Cooke PM. Treatment of chronic lumbar diskogenic pain with intradiskal
electrothermal therapy: a prospective outcome study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2003; 84: 23 …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Intradiscal electrothermal annuloplasty (IDET) is a minimally
invasive procedure for managing chronic discogenic low back pain (LBP). Although there …

Study Design. Retrospective literature review. Objectives. To review the data on the clinical
efficacy of intradiscal electrothermal annuloplasty found at this writing in the peer-reviewed …

Shah RV, Lutz GE, Lee J, Doty SB, Rodeo S. Intradiskal electrothermal therapy: a
preliminary histologic study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2001; 82: 1230-7. Objective: To …

Internal disc disruption is a common cause of disabling low back pain in a substantial
number of young, healthy adults. A clinical diagnosis of internal disruption, in absence of …