Background The vast majority of devices cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
are through the 510 (k) process, which allows medical devices to be quickly introduced into …

Background Nuclectomy, also known as nucleotomy, is a percutaneous surgical procedure
performed to remove nucleus material from the center of the disc. Multiple techniques have …

Laser spine surgery has been a focus of intense interest in the lay press and among
patients. On the Internet, a host of purported benefits to laser surgery exists. Lasers have …

Background Intervertebral disc herniation with the pressure on the surrounding neural
structures is one of the most important causes of chronic low back pain, which sometimes …

Percutaneous epidural neuroplasty (PEN) is an effective and safe procedure for herniated
lumbar disc (HLD). Although PEN has an advantage of adhesiolysis, this procedure cannot …

Background Discogenic pain is a common cause of disability and is assumed to be a major
cause of nonspecific low back pain. Various treatment methods have been used for the …

Introduction: In this research, low-level helium-neon (He-Ne) laser irradiation effects on
monkey kidney cells (Vero cell line) mitosis were studied. Methods: The experiment was …

Background: Lumbar radicular pain often results from lumbar disc herniation, spinal
stenosis, or degenerative spondylolisthesis. Minimally invasive disc decompression …

Purpose To compare the therapeutic efficacy of radiofrequency target disc decompression
(TDD) and nucleoplasty for lumbar disc herniation. Methods Two hundred sixty patients with …

Interventions: The patient was observed without any specific medication. Outcomes: Three
months after symptom onset, the patient's voiding and defecation difficulties were nearly …