BACKGROUND: O2O3 therapy has become a largely diffused treatment for lumbar disk herniation; this procedure is considered generally risk-free. CASE DESCRIPTION: We report a case of ventral and dorsal root injury occurring after transcutaneous intradiscal infiltration of O2O3 for L4-L5 disk herniation. CONCLUSIONS: Until randomized controlled trials on efficacy and short-term safety have been carried out, we think that physicians should be informed about the risk of potential complications when recommending this procedure.
BACKGROUND:O2O3 therapy has become a largely diffused treatment for lumbar disk herniation; this procedure is considered generally risk-free. CASE DESCRIPTION: We report a case of ventral and dorsal root injury occurring after transcutaneous intradiscal infiltration of O2O3 for L4-L5 disk herniation. CONCLUSIONS: Until randomized controlled trials on efficacy and short-term safety have been carried out, we think that physicians should be informed about the risk of potential complications when recommending this procedure.
Authors: Francisco Javier Hidalgo-Tallón; Luis Miguel Torres-Morera; Jose Baeza-Noci; Maria Dolores Carrillo-Izquierdo; Rosa Pinto-Bonilla Journal: Front Physiol Date: 2022-02-23 Impact factor: 4.566
Authors: Mustafa Kilic; Tulay Ercalik; Burak Ozdemir; Ilhan Yilmaz; Ali Serdar Oguzoglu; Levent Aydin; Balkan Sahin; Adem Yilmaz; Ahmet Murat Musluman; Haci Mustafa Ozdemir Journal: Sisli Etfal Hastan Tip Bul Date: 2021-07-02