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Stellenwert bildgebender Verfahren in der Diagnostik des lumbalen Bandscheibenvorfalles
2008
As a seeming law of nature the possibility of making use of various multiplanar sectional imaging techniques is accompanied by diagnostic exaggeration. Simple and cost effective procedures with low radiation dosage such as plain x-rays of the spine are being thrust into the background. Not seldom are patients referred to the spine surgeon with MRI or Cat scan at hand but lacking standard radiographs. As far as the assessment of intervertebral disc disease is concerned the combination of plain X-rays of the spine and computed tomography of the level in question turned out to be sufficient for indication of the operation in more than 90% of 450 patients after nucleotomie at the Orthopedic Uni…
Prevention of lumbar reherniation by the intraoperative use of a radiofrequency bipolar device: A case-control study.
2019
Objective: The most common complication after lumbar discectomy is reherniation. Although many studies have investigated factors that may increase the reherniation risk, few are agreed upon all. It has been suggested that limited nucleus removal is associated with higher reherniation risk, while more aggressive nucleus removal can result in increased disc degeneration. Here, we assessed the efficacy of a coblation-assisted microdiscectomy in adult patients undergoing single-level disc surgery. Methods: We prospectively compared the reherniation rate in 75 patients (Group 1) undergoing single-level lumbar disc surgery completed with the radiofrequency bipolar system Aquamantys® (Medtronic, M…