Abstract
In recent decades, various techniques have been used in percutaneous procedures in an attempt to excise disc tissue or reduce disc volume. Nucleoplasty is a minimally invasive technique for decompression of the intradiscal pressure within the nucleus pulposus in the case of disc protrusion or non-sequestered disc herniation.
In recent decades, various techniques have been used in percutaneous procedures in an attempt to excise intervertebral disc tissue or to reduce the volume of the intervertebral disc.
Nucleoplasty is a minimally invasive technique for decompression of intradiscal pressure within the nucleus pulposus for disc protrusion or nonsequestered disc herniation.
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Birnbaum, K. (2023). Cervical Nucleoplasty. In: Jerosch, J. (eds) Minimally Invasive Spine Intervention. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-63814-9_17
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