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Clinical - Basic Science:
Temperature
Disc Temperature Measurements During
Nucleoplasty and IDET Procedures.
D. Yetkinler, W. H. Nau, L. Brandt and C.
Diederich.
European Spine Journal (2002) 11,
418
Key Point
Minimal intradiscal thermal change (40-
70C).
Analysis
• 5 seconds of "heating" in ablation mode.
• Max temperature change at tip 19.7 C.
• 0.5 C mm at radial distance of 4mm.
• Procedure further supported by cadaveric models.
Outcome
Low temperatures with high margin of
safety.