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Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression A Practical Guide /

This practical guide, beautifully illustrated with line drawings and images throughout, covers the basic science, laser physics, patient selection, diagnostic maneuvers and useful imaging methods of PLDD. In addition, step-by-step instructions are given on needle placement, how to enter difficult di...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Choy, Daniel S.J. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2003.
Subjects:
Medicine.
Interventional radiology.
Neurosurgery.
Orthopedics.
Pain medicine.
Medicine & Public Health.
Interventional Radiology.
Pain Medicine.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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