title: [Treatment by nucleolysis using chymopapain of disk hernias of purely lumbalgic form].
abstract: 16 patients suffering from a herniated disc with purely lumbalgic manifestations were treated with chymopapain nucleolysis. The results were very good in 5 cases, good in 6 cases and poor in 5 cases. These data, along with those scattered in the literature, led us to consider nucleolysis as a treatment, probably valid, of a herniated disc in its purely lumbalgic form.
authors.affiliation: Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Jean Bernard, Poitiers.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alcalay
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bontoux
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Valat
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fouquet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brégeon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moneger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002917:Chymopapain / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007404:Intervertebral Disc Chemolysis; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002917:Chymopapain
vernacular_title: Traitement par nucléolyse à la chymopapaïne des hernies discales à forme purement lombalgique.