Mark, you wouldn't believe but many renowned experts in field of MISS have completely abandoned discography. I will quote what Ji-Sun Kim told me recently (very experienced and well known MISS surgeon from Wooridul Spine Hospital):
"In terms of discography, it has lost its confidence when surgeons decide important surgical strategy. Eugene Carrage already reported many articles about discography."
I haven't asked him for more detailed explanation. But if someone is interested, I suggest finding Carrage's articles.
Secondly, according to some studies discography needs to be pressure controlled. However, equipment for that is too expensive and surgeons rarely have this in their OR. We don't have that in Croatia, but we have good success with discography during surgery or just as a diagnostic method. We will definitely continue using it on patients.
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Last edited by Keano16; 02-11-2011 at 06:50 PM.
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