Hyaluronidase in the management of pain due to post-laminectomy scar tissue.
We describe a 31-year-old male with a rebound radicular syndrome due to post-laminectomy scarring in the intervertebral foramen and epidural space. Repeated injection of hyaluronidase through the intervertebral foramen into the scar tissue resulted in periods of appreciably reduced pain and increasing duration. No untoward effects were seen.
Borg
P A J
PAJ
The Pain Clinic, Department of Anaesthesiology, Academic Hospital Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen The Netherlands.
Krijnen
H J
HJ
D000328:Adult; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D006821:Hyaluronoglucosaminidase / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007267:Injections; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*
D006821:Hyaluronoglucosaminidase