Author | Choy, Daniel S.J. author |
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Title | Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression [electronic resource] : A Practical Guide / by Daniel S.J. Choy |
Imprint | New York, NY : Springer New York, 2003 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b97255 |
Descript | XII, 239 p. online resource |
Introduction: Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression -- Principles of Lasers -- Anatomy and Pathophysiology of Intervertebral Discs -- Familial Incidence of Disc Herniation. Epidemiologic and Genetic Evidence: A Hypothesis Suggesting That Laminectomy and Discectomy Are Counterproductive -- Patient Selection -- The Neurologic Examination -- The Role of Radiology in Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression -- Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Lumbothoracic Spine Under Compression -- Initial Consultation and First Interview -- The Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression Procedure -- Complications of Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression and Their Treatments -- Postprocedure Physical Therapy -- Complicated Disc Herniations Responding to Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression -- Unexpected Results in Patients Treated with Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression -- Endoscopic Laser Foraminoplasty: A Treatment Concept and Two-Year Outcome Analysis -- Role of Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression in the Treatment of Discogenic Back Pain -- Clinical Experience in 2088 Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression Procedures -- Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression: A 10-Year Follow-Up of Clinical Data