CAUSES AND METHODS OF TREATMENT OF THE PHENOMENON OF VACUUM IN THE SPINE
Keywords:
intervertebral vacuum phenomenon, degenerative disc disease, percutaneous cement discoplasty, vacuum classification.Abstract
: A diseased lumbar intervertebral vacuum disc void of any structurally
intact tissue may be vertically unstable. A primary standalone endoscopic
decompression and interbody fusion surgery in the treatment of vertical instability
in patients with a vacuum disc may be a more reliable treatment than decompression
alone.
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