Yeungnam Univ J Med.  1986 Dec;3(1):171-177. 10.12701/yujm.1986.3.1.171.

Clinical Analysis of Chemonucleolysis for Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation

• Ihm JH
• Baek SC
• Ko SK
• Chi YC
• Choi BY
• Moon CB
• Cho SH

• KMID: 2373878
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.1986.3.1.171

Abstract

During last 48 months, in our department 5 patients with single or multiple herniated lumbar discs have received chemonucleolysis. Forty-one of r51 cases have single level herniation and remaining cases have multiple level. Age distribution were from 19 to 59 years old. Over 4 months (longest case: 18 months) follow up revealed as follows: 40 cases (78%) revealed excellent results: 4 cases (7.8%) received discectomy 3-6 months after chemonucleolysis because of recurred symptoms: no anaphylaxis and no major complications were noted.

MeSH Terms

Age Distribution
Anaphylaxis
Diskectomy
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Intervertebral Disc Chemolysis*