Mid-term Efficacy of PLDD for Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation
- VernacularTitle:经皮激光椎间盘汽化减压术治疗腰椎间盘突出症的中期疗效分析
- Author:
Wanhong WANG
;
Yuanli DU
;
Jie LIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Percutaneous laser disc decompression;
Disc herniation
- From:Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery
2005;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the mid-term efficacy of percutaneous laser disc decompression(PLDD) for patients with lumbar disc herniation.Methods Between May 2001 and December 2006,a total of 122 patients with simple lumbar disc herniation underwent PLDD in our hospital.Under local anesthesia,the operaiton was performed using a laser diode with the patients in supine position.A C-arm X-ray system was employed to guide the surgery.Results The patients were followed up for 6 to 60 months(mean 36.5 months).Accroding to the MacNab Criteria,60 patients achieved excellent outcomes,39 were good,15 were fair,and 8 were poor.The rate of exellent and good outcomes was 81.1%(99/122).No patient had postoperative complications.Conclusions PLDD is effective and safe for patients with simple lumbar disc herniation.The cases recover quickly after the operation,because the procedure is minimally invasive.
