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Review
. 2020 Jan-Mar;11(1):4-8.
doi: 10.4103/jcvjs.JCVJS_19_20. Epub 2020 Apr 4.

A review of discogenic pain management by interventional techniques

Reddy Ravikanth  1
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Review

A review of discogenic pain management by interventional techniques

Reddy Ravikanth. J Craniovertebr Junction Spine. 2020 Jan-Mar.

Abstract

This review article describes the various image guided interventional techniques used for treating chronic backache attributed to disc related pathologies. With the aim of minimum invasion and maximum relief, these procedures comprise predominantly of annuloplasty and disc decompression via different mechanisms. Newer therapies are discussed in this review article with the objective of restoring disc height and its biomechanical function by substitution of biochemical constituents, regeneration of cartilaginous end plate and finally artificial disc implantation.

Keywords: Disc decompression; discogenic pain; interventional techniques.

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