title: Surgical intradiscal decompression without annulotomy in lumbar disc herniation using a coblation device: preliminary results.
abstract: Annulotomy is a mandatory step to perform intradiscal decompression to resolve a disco radicular conflict. However, this manoeuvre can lead to post surgical complications such as vertebral instability and back pain. Coblation assisted microdiscectomy (CAM procedure) allows a quoted removal of disc without anulus damage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy. apf2000@libero.it
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Fabrizi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zucchelli
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D017587:Diskectomy, Percutaneous / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D042282:Microdissection / Q000379:methods*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome