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Revision Date: 05.09.17 Rev A

  1. Alò K, Wright RE, Sutcliffe J, Brandt SA. Percutaneous lumbar discectomy: clinical response in an initial cohort of 50 consecutive patients with chronic radicular pain. Pain Pract. 2004; 4(1):19-29 
  2. Carey TS, Garrett J, Jackman A, Mclaughlin C, Fryer J, Smucker D. The outcomes and costs of care for acute low back pain among patients seen by primary care practitioners, chiropractors, and orthopedic surgeons. The North Carolina Back Pain Project. N Eng J Med. 1995; 333(14):913-7 
  3. Buenaventura RM, Shah RV, Patel V, Benyamin R, Singh V. Systematic review of discography as a diagnostic test for spinal pain: an update. Pain Physician 2007 Jan;10(1):147-64 
  4. Amoretti N, David P, Grimaud A, Flory P, Hovorka I, Roux C, Chevallier P, Bruneton JN. Clinical follow-up of 50 patients treated by percutaneous lumbar discectomy. Clinical Imaging. 2006; 30(4):242-4
  5. Derby R, Howard MW, Grant JM, Lettice JJ, Van Peteghem PK, Ryan DP. The ability of pressure-controlled discography to predict surgical and nonsurgical outcomes. Spine 1999 Feb 15;24(4):364-72 
  6. Alò KM, Wright RE, Sutcliffe J, Brandt SA. Percutaneous lumbar discectomy: one-year follow-up in an initial cohort of 50 consecutive patients with chronic radicular pain. Pain Pract. 2005; 5(2):116-23 
  7. Alò K, Wright RE, Fu ZJ. Open human torso laboratory dissection with annular and nuclear lumbar disc analysis pre and post Dekompressor®. Denver, CO: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center College of Medicine, Department of Anatomy; January 19/20, 2003
  8. Wright R. Preclinical laboratory analysis of Dekompressor® percutaneous decompression in sheep and human cadaver discs: Internal Data. Fort Collins, CO: Colorado State University; May 2000
  9. Onik G, Maroon J, Helms C, Schweigel J, Mooney V, Kahanovitz N, Day A, Morris J, McCulloch JA, Reicher M. Automated percutaneous diskectomy: initial patient experience. Work in progress. Radiology. 1987; 162(1 Pt 1):129-32
  10. Davis, GW, Onik G. Clinical experience with automated percutaneous discectomy. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1989; 238:98-103 
  11. Onik G, Mooney V, Maroon JC, Wiltse L, Helms C, Schweigel J, Watkins R, Kahanovitz N, Day A, Morris J, et al. Automated percutaneous discectomy: a prospective multi-institutional study. Neurosurgery. 1990; 26(2):228-32; discussion 232-3 
  12. Maroon JC, Onik G, Sternau L. Percutaneous automated discectomy. A new approach to lumbar surgery. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1989; 238:64-70 
  13. Gill K, Blumenthal SL. Clinical experience with automated percutaneous discectomy: the Nucleotome system. Orthopedics. 1991; 14(7):757-60 
  14. Gill K, Blumenthal SL. Automated percutaneous discectomy. Long-term clinical experience with the Nucleotome system. Acta Orthop Scand Suppl. 1993; 251:30-3 
  15. Castro WH, Jerosch J, Hepp R, Schulitz KP. Restriction of indication for automated percutaneous lumbar discectomy based on computed tomographic discography. Spine. 1992; 17(10):1239-43 
  16. Yeo SJ, Tay BK. Clinical experience with automated percutaneous discectomy. Singapore Med J. 1993; 34(4):313-5 
  17. Mathews R, Kent G, Miller M. APLD: A prospective study in an outpatient surgical setting. ISIS Newsletter, 1997 
  18. Mariconda M, Galasso O, Secondulfo V, Rotonda GD, and Milano C. Minimum 25-year outcome and functional assessment of lumbar discectomy. Spine. 2006; 31(22):2593-9 

Revision Date: 05.08.17 Rev None

  1. Alò K, Wright RE, Sutcliffe J, Brandt SA. Percutaneous lumbar discectomy: clinical response in an initial cohort of 50 consecutive patients with chronic radicular pain. Pain Pract. 2004; 4(1):19-29 
  2. Carey TS, Garrett J, Jackman A, Mclaughlin C, Fryer J, Smucker D. The outcomes and costs of care for acute low back pain among patients seen by primary care practitioners, chiropractors, and orthopedic surgeons. The North Carolina Back Pain Project. N Eng J Med. 1995; 333(14):913-7 
  3. Buenaventura RM, Shah RV, Patel V, Benyamin R, Singh V. Systematic review of discography as a diagnostic test for spinal pain: an update. Pain Physician 2007 Jan;10(1):147-64 
  4. Amoretti N, David P, Grimaud A, Flory P, Hovorka I, Roux C, Chevallier P, Bruneton JN. Clinical follow-up of 50 patients treated by percutaneous lumbar discectomy. Clinical Imaging. 2006; 30(4):242-4 
  5. 5 Alò KM, Wright RE, Sutcliffe J, Brandt SA. Percutaneous lumbar discectomy: one-year follow-up in an initial cohort of 50 consecutive patients with chronic radicular pain. Pain Pract. 2005; 5(2):116-23 
  6. Alò K, Wright RE, Fu ZJ. Open human torso laboratory dissection with annular and nuclear lumbar disc analysis pre and post Dekompressor®. Denver, CO: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center College of Medicine, Department of Anatomy; January 19/20, 2003 
  7. Wright R. Preclinical laboratory analysis of Dekompressor® percutaneous decompression in sheep and human cadaver discs: Internal Data. Fort Collins, CO: Colorado State University; May 2000 
  8. Onik G, Maroon J, Helms C, Schweigel J, Mooney V, Kahanovitz N, Day A, Morris J, McCulloch JA, Reicher M. Automated percutaneous diskectomy: initial patient experience. Work in progress. Radiology. 1987; 162(1 Pt 1):129-32 
  9. Davis, GW, Onik G. Clinical experience with automated percutaneous discectomy. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1989; 238:98-103 
  10. Onik G, Mooney V, Maroon JC, Wiltse L, Helms C, Schweigel J, Watkins R, Kahanovitz N, Day A, Morris J, et al. Automated percutaneous discectomy: a prospective multi-institutional study. Neurosurgery. 1990; 26(2):228-32; discussion 232-3 
  11. Maroon JC, Onik G, Sternau L. Percutaneous automated discectomy. A new approach to lumbar surgery. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1989; 238:64-70 
  12. Gill K, Blumenthal SL. Clinical experience with automated percutaneous discectomy: the Nucleotome system. Orthopedics. 1991; 14(7):757-60 
  13. Gill K, Blumenthal SL. Automated percutaneous discectomy. Long-term clinical experience with the Nucleotome system. Acta Orthop Scand Suppl. 1993; 251:30-3 
  14. Castro WH, Jerosch J, Hepp R, Schulitz KP. Restriction of indication for automated percutaneous lumbar discectomy based on computed tomographic discography. Spine. 1992; 17(10):1239-43 
  15. Yeo SJ, Tay BK. Clinical experience with automated percutaneous discectomy. Singapore Med J. 1993; 34(4):313-5 
  16. Mathews R, Kent G, Miller M. APLD: A prospective study in an outpatient surgical setting. ISIS Newsletter, 1997 
  17. Carragee EJ, Han MY, Yang B, Kim DH, Kraemer H, Billys J. Activity restrictions after posterior lumbar discectomy: a prospective study of outcomes in 152 cases with no postoperative restrictions. Spine. 1999; 24(22):2346-51 
  18. Mariconda M, Galasso O, Secondulfo V, Rotonda GD, and Milano C. Minimum 25-year outcome and functional assessment of lumbar discectomy. Spine. 2006; 31(22):2593-9 
  19. Derby R, Howard MW, Grant JM, Lettice JJ, Van Peteghem PK, Ryan DP. The ability of pressure-controlled discography to predict surgical and nonsurgical outcomes. Spine 1999 Feb 15;24(4):364-72