TY  - JOUR
T1  - Results of Lumbar Disc Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression (PLDD) with One Year Follow up in Iran
AU - , Hossein Ghanaati AU - , Hassan Hashemi AU - , Mojtaba Miri AU - , Majid Ghaffar Poor AU - , Kavous Firouznia 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 4
IS  - 3
SP  - 265
EP  - 267
PY  - 2009
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2009.265.267
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2009.265.267
KW  - PLDD
KW  -low back pain
KW  -lumbar disc protrusion
KW  -interventional procedure
KW  -computed tomography
KW  -guidance
AB  - > Disc protrusion is a very common disorder and usually responds to conservative treatment, but in some patients surgical interventions are inevitable. Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression (PLDD) is an interventional procedure replacing surgery in some cases of disk protrusion. This study was conducted to evaluate the results of CT guided PLDD. PLDD was performed on 40 patients, who didn't respond to conservative therapies for protrusion. The intervention was carried as an out patient therapy and patients were followed for one year. One week after PLDD, 32 patients (80%) were satisfied with the intervention. At 1, 6 and 12 months follow ups; 31 patients (77%), 30 (75%) and 28 (70%) were satisfied, respectively. No significant complication occurred during the procedure. CT guided PLDD is a useful therapeutic modality in patients suffering disc protrusion which don't respond to conservative treatment.
ER  -