Background: Various percutaneous intradiscal procedures have been implemented to
manage lumbosacral discogenic pain. But most of these procedures simply end up …

With interest, I read the recently published article entitled “Clinical Effectiveness of Posterior
Annular Targeted Ablative Decompression as an Alleviative Intervention for Lumbosacral …

BACKGROUND: Epidural injection (EI) is used to treat back or radicular pain from
lumbosacral disc herniation (LDH). Although several reports have stated that the …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Lumbosacral disc herniation (LDH) is one of the most frequent
musculoskeletal diseases causative of sick leave in the workplace and morbidity in daily …

Background Open discectomy remains the standard of treatment for patients with lumbar
radicular pain secondary to a prolapsed intervertebral disc. Open discectomy performed in …

Background: Lumbar disc prolapse, protrusion, or extrusion account for less than 5% of all
low back problems, but are the most common causes of nerve root pain and surgical …

Background: Epidural injection is performed for treatment of back and radicular pain in
patients with lumbosacral disc herniation (LDH). Steroids are usually administered to …

Background: Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is the main cause of low back pain and/or
radiculopathy. Currently, epidural intervention is a widely used and effective conservative …

Objectives. This study assessed the effectiveness of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar
annuloplasty and nucleoplasty (PELAN) for the treatment of patients with discogenic low …

Purpose To determine if axial low back pain (LBP) associated with central disc protrusions
can be improved by caudal epidural steroid injections (ESIs). Methods Adults with chronic (> …