SED for discogenic low-back pain is an endoscopic procedure which enables spine surgeon to visualize the disc, remove degenerated nucleus pulposis that is not allowing annulus to heal, ablate irritated nerve endings inside the disc, ablate ingrown granulation tissue and shrink the annular opening to prevent herniation at same level.
Point of all this is avoiding artificial disc replacement or fusion surgery. Obviously, not all patient are candidates for this procedure.
This procedure was pioneered by dr. Anthony Yeung.
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"The world of spinal medicine, unfortunately, is producing patients with failed back surgery syndrome at an alarming rate"
2005 - 2012: Rich personal experience with spinal disorders and various treatments (surgical, therapeutic, diagnostic)
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Selective endoscopic discectomy(aka. SED) with annuloplasty
03-03-2011, 06:12 AM
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