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Percutaneous hydrodiscectomy surgery effectiveness in chronic back pain (hydrodiscectomy in chronic back pain)

Mohammed A. Khashab, Mohamed A. Elkhalifa, Haneen O. Hafiz and Abdullah A. Alnemari
Neurosciences Journal July 2023, 28 (3) 159-164; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2023.3.20220113
Mohammed A. Khashab
From the Department of Orthopedics (Elkhalifa) King Abdulaziz Medical City, From the Department of Orthopedics (Khashab, Elkhalifa), National Guard Health Affairs, Department of Orthopedics (Hafiz), Security Forces HospitalMakkah, kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Mohamed A. Elkhalifa
From the Department of Orthopedics (Elkhalifa) King Abdulaziz Medical City, From the Department of Orthopedics (Khashab, Elkhalifa), National Guard Health Affairs, Department of Orthopedics (Hafiz), Security Forces HospitalMakkah, kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Haneen O. Hafiz
From the Department of Orthopedics (Elkhalifa) King Abdulaziz Medical City, From the Department of Orthopedics (Khashab, Elkhalifa), National Guard Health Affairs, Department of Orthopedics (Hafiz), Security Forces HospitalMakkah, kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Abdullah A. Alnemari
From the Department of Orthopedics (Elkhalifa) King Abdulaziz Medical City, From the Department of Orthopedics (Khashab, Elkhalifa), National Guard Health Affairs, Department of Orthopedics (Hafiz), Security Forces HospitalMakkah, kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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    - The hydrocision machine and how it works.

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    - Mid-Sagittal lumbar spine L4L5 disc protrusion, the protrusion measured at 6.06 mm and the disc height 11.11 mm.

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    Table 1

    - Distribution of the cohort into males and females.

    ValidFrequencyPercentageCumulative percentage
    Male1568.268.2
    Female731.8100.0
    Total22100 
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    Table 2

    - Distribution of the cohort according to the duration of symptoms (in months) prior to intervention.

    ValidFrequencyPercentageCumulative percentage
    12 or less731.831.8
    12–24313.645.4
    24–3614.650
    36–48313.663.6
    48–60313.677.2
    60-7214.681.8
    72-84418.2100.0
    Total22100 
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    Table 3

    - Back pain following hydrodiscectomy.

    ValidFrequencyPercentCumulative percentage
    No pain627.327.3
    Better than before940.968.2
    Same as before522.790.1
    Worse than before29.1100.0
    Total22100.0 
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    Table 4

    - Radicular pain following hydrodiscectomy.

    ValidFrequencyPercentCumulative percentage
    No pain522.722.7
    Better than before1045.568.2
    Same as before522.790.9
    Worse than before29.1100.0
    Total22100.0 
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Mohammed A. Khashab, Mohamed A. Elkhalifa, Haneen O. Hafiz, Abdullah A. Alnemari
Neurosciences Journal Jul 2023, 28 (3) 159-164; DOI: 10.17712/nsj.2023.3.20220113

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