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Safety and Effectiveness of Transforaminal Epiduroscopic Laser Ablation in Single Level Disc Disease: A Case-Control Study

Authors
 Gyu Yeol Ji  ;  Jongsun Lee  ;  Sang Won Lee  ;  Bo Young Cho  ;  Dong Won Ha  ;  Young Mok Park  ;  Dong Ah Shin 
Citation
 Pain Physician, Vol.21(6) : E643-E650, 2018 
Journal Title
PAIN PHYSICIAN
ISSN
 1533-3159 
Issue Date
2018
MeSH
Adult ; Aged ; Back Pain/etiology ; Back Pain/surgery ; Case-Control Studies ; Decompression, Surgical/methods ; Endoscopy/methods ; Female ; Humans ; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration/complications ; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration/surgery* ; Intervertebral Disc Displacement/complications ; Intervertebral Disc Displacement/surgery* ; Laser Therapy/adverse effects ; Laser Therapy/instrumentation ; Laser Therapy/methods* ; Lasers, Solid-State ; Lumbar Vertebrae/surgery ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neurosurgical Procedures ; Prospective Studies ; Quality of Life ; Republic of Korea
Keywords
Laser-assisted spinal endoscopy ; disc decompression ; Nd:YAG laser ; laser ablation ; intervertebral disc disease ; lumbar spine
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The non-operative treatment of herniated intervertebral discs has long been a fundamental challenge. A novel technique of laser ablation to ablate the nucleus pulposus under a transforaminal epiduroscope (TELA system, Lutronics, Seoul, Republic of Korea) was recently developed.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of transforaminal epiduroscopic laser ablation (TELA) for selective ablation of the nucleus pulposus in single-level disc disease.

STUDY DESIGN: Prospective case control studySETTING: Multicenter studyMETHODS: This study included a group of 56 patients who underwent transforaminal epiduroscopic laser ablation (TELA) and 56 patients who underwent selective transforaminal epidural block (STEB) for single-level disc disease. Visual analog scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and SF-12 were assessed at admission and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively.

RESULTS: The mean VAS of back pain was lower for the TELA group than for the STEB group 12 months postoperative (P < 0.05). The mean ODI was lower in the TELA group than in the STEB group at 12 months postoperatively (P < 0.05). There were no major complications related to the TELA and STEB procedures.

LIMITATIONS: The primary limitation is a small sample size. The control group was created from a database which was prospectively collected in a different time line.

CONCLUSIONS: The TELA procedure is superior to the STEB procedure in terms of patients reporting less pain and better quality of life over a year. TELA may be a reasonable alternative to conventional interventions or open surgery in single-level disc disease.
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Neurosurgery (신경외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Shin, Dong Ah(신동아) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5225-4083
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/170884
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