Invasive and minimally invasive surgical techniques for back pain conditions.
This article summarizes current issues related to invasive and minimally invasive surgical techniques for back pain conditions. It describes pain generators and explains theories about how discs fail. The article discusses techniques for treating painful sciatica, painful motion segments, and spinal stenosis. Problems related to current imaging are also presented. The article concludes with a discussion about physical therapy.
Lavelle
William
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany Medical College, 1367 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12206, USA. lavellwf@yahoo.com
Carl
Allen
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Lavelle
Elizabeth Demers
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D001416:Back Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017586:Diskectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012585:Sciatica / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy