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Surgical intradiscal decompression without annulotomy in lumbar disc herniation using a coblation device: preliminary results

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Advanced Peripheral Nerve Surgery and Minimal Invasive Spinal Surgery

Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica ((NEUROCHIRURGICA,volume 97))

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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.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy

    A. P. Fabrizi & M. Zucchelli

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  1. A. P. Fabrizi
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Correspondence to A. P. Fabrizi .

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  1. EU.N.I. European Neurosurgical Institute, Treviso, Italy

    Alberto Alexandre

  2. Neurosurgical Department, Verona University, Verona, Italy

    Albino Bricolo

  3. Boltzmann Institut für Experimentelle Plastische Chirurgie, University of Vienna, Austria

    Hanno Millesi

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Fabrizi, A.P., Zucchelli, M. (2005). Surgical intradiscal decompression without annulotomy in lumbar disc herniation using a coblation device: preliminary results. In: Alexandre, A., Bricolo, A., Millesi, H. (eds) Advanced Peripheral Nerve Surgery and Minimal Invasive Spinal Surgery. Acta Neurochirurgica, vol 97. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-211-27458-8_23

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