Intradiscal electrothermal annuloplasty is a minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of
lumbar degenerative disc disease. This procedure has been used in the lumbar spine of …

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

Objective This one-year pilot outcome study was designed to investigate prospectively a
series of patients with chronic discogenic back pain who underwent intradiscal …

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 …

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 …

Intradiscal Electrothermal Annuloplasty : American Journal of Physical Medicine &
Rehabilitation Intradiscal Electrothermal Annuloplasty : American Journal of Physical …

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 …

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 …

Intradiscal electrothermal annuloplasty (IDET) is an effective treatment for chronic
discogenic low back pain (LBP). However, efficacy of IDET for the treatment of referred leg …

In recent years the general trend in spinal surgery has been one of reductionism and
minimalization. A number of techniques have recently been developed that are applicable in …