Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy: One‐Year Follow‐Up in an Initial Cohort of Fifty Consecutive Patients with Chronic Radicular Pain

Percutaneous Disc Decompression for Lumbar Radicular Pain: A Review Article

“…It is a single‐use probe which removes a predetermined volume of nucleus pulposus via aspiration. Advantages purported by proponents are that Dekompressor does not accelerate disc degeneration, allows collection of disc material for histology, and has minimal damage to adjacent tissues …”

“…As expected from the theory of a closed hydraulic system, a significant reduction in pressure in the disc will only occur in contained herniations. Most studies' inclusion criteria allow up to a 6 mm herniation or less than 1/3 of the spinal canal . In the study conducted by Revel et al .…”

Percutaneous Mechanical Disc Decompression Using Dekompressor Device: An Appraisal of the Current Literature

“…Three of the studies reported no complications or side effects [25–27,29]. In one study [28], one patient suffered an ill‐defined “epidural process.” Elsewhere in the literature, there is a case report of the tip of the auger having been dislodged in the disc [30].…”

“…The study of Alo et al. [25,26] also bears qualification. It provides the most rigorously reported data on pain, and is meritorious for that feature.…”

“…Alo et al. [25,26] claimed that 90% of patients reported functional improvement, but they did not define what this constituted. Although Lierz et al.…”