The following studies provide scientific evidence supporting the value of HydroDiscectomy:

The Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation Through Percutaneous Hydrodiscectomy

In this article the authors evaluated percutaneous SpineJet HydroDiscectomy for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation in 69 patients. After 270 days, ninety-eight percent of the patients reported excellent or good results. The authors concluded that SpineJet percutaneous HydroDiscectomy does not affect the biomechanical stability of the spine and does not result in serious complications.

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Minimally Invasive Percutaneous HydroDiscectomy: Preliminary Report

Read further to learn about the postoperative results of 13 patients who had a percutaneous HydroDiscectomy procedure. At approximately 5½ months follow-up the authors found that 6 patients had stopped pain medication entirely and 6 patients had reduced their pain medication to 1/3 of their preoperative dose. One patient reported a poor outcome, although this was a result of returning to work too early after the procedure to perform manual labor. The 12 patients who had good or excellent results reported that they would have the procedure done again, if needed, and would recommend this procedure to other patients.

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Percutaneous HydroDiscectomy Prevented Surgery in Patients Requiring Microdiscectomy

This is an ongoing study that will determine the role that percutaneous HydroDiscectomy plays in the treatment plan for patients suffering from herniated lumbar discs. The author is evaluating 49 patients from 4 centers. Follow-up results at 129 days showed that 84% of the patients avoided microdiscectomy surgery.

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