Dorsal root entry zone coagulation for intractable sciatica.
Chronic back and leg pain which is unresponsive to medical and/or surgical treatment is a common and difficult neurosurgical problem. Twelve patients with this condition underwent dorsal root entry zone coagulation of that region of the conus medullaris which correlated with the pain. Only 2 patients had a favorable result. The implications of this finding are discussed.
Saris
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Surgical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, Md.
Vieira
J F
JF
Nashold
B S
BS
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012585:Sciatica / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*