Percutaneous injection of ozone treatment of lumbar disc herniation.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 13 Percutaneous injection of ozone treatment of lumbar disc herniation [Abstract] of percutaneous injection of ozone treatment of lumbar disc herniation value. [Method] 23 patients with lumbar disc herniation in patients with percutaneous injection of a concentration of 35 ~ 50 μg / ml ozone in 20 ~ 40 ml, after Macnab way through improved evaluation of its therapeutic effects. [Results] patients were followed up for 6 to 12 months, an average of 8.7 months, according to the modified Macnab method of evaluation, were excellent in 15 cases (65.2%), good in 6 cases (26.1% ), 2 cases (8.7%) and poor 0 case. The total effective rate reached 100%, excellent 91.3%. [Conclusion] The ozone is a new means of treatment of lumbar disc herniation, it has a safe, minimally invasive , high efficiency, low cost, rapid recovery of patients, etc., are worth promoting. [Keywords:] lumbar intervertebral disk displacement injection of ozone Lumbar disc herniation is a common method of treatment is currently more on. Ozone (O3) treatment of disc herniation has been widely used in Europe, was introduced into China in recent years, our hospital from January 2005 ~ September 2006 by Percutaneous injection of ozone treatment of disc lumbar disc herniation, and achieved satisfactory results. 1 Materials and Methods 1.1 Clinical data The group of 23 patients, including 16 males and 7 females, aged 22 to 65 years, mean 42 years. All patients were diagnosed by CT or MRI. Shortest course of disease 2 months, the longest 27 years, patients have to undergo conservative not satisfied with therapeutic effects, including L4, 5 disc in 8 cases, L5S115 cases. All patients had low back pain and (or) lower extremity numbness symptoms, strict selection indication, no combined bony spinal stenosis, lateral recess stenosis, vertebral body spondylolisthesis, yellow ligament hypertrophy and other abnormalities. 1.2 Equipment and instruments Italy Multiossige