title: Percutaneous discectomy using Onik's method: 3 years' experience.
abstract: A total of 234 patients treated by percutaneous discectomy at 237 levels and followed-up between 11 months and 3 years 4 months showed an overall success rate of about 75%. In a subgroup of 112 of these patients rechecked for a second time, the clinical results remain consistently good even 24 months after surgery. In a special group of 28 patients who complained only of low back pain, percutaneous discectomy achieved a success rate of 85.7%. Complications consisted of one disc infection which cleared without clinical or radiological sequelae (0.26%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bonaldi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Belloni
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prosetti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moschini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000601:surgery*; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011677:Punctures