Nucleoplasty as a therapeutic option for lumbar disc degeneration related pain: a retrospective study of 396 cases Nucleoplastia como opção terapêutica para dor relacionada à degeneração do disco lombar: um estudo retrospectivo de 396 casos

OBJECTIVES: To make a retrospective analysis and evaluate a clinical response to the control of disc degeneration related pain of 396 patients submitted to percutaneous lumbar nucleoplasty; and to make a record of visual analogical scale (VAS) up to a three-year follow-up after the surgical procedur...

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Main Authors: José Lourenço Kallás, Bruno Loyola Godoy, Cesar Fantezia Andraus, Felipe Gonçalves de Carvalho, Maria Emilia Cosenza Andraus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2012-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012005000013