Clinical Summary
>Histology
Physician - Clinical - Histological
Clinical - Basic Science:
Histological
Findings of Disc, Endplate
and Neural
Elements After Coblation of Nucleus
Pulposis: an
Experimental Nucleoplasty Study.
Y. Chen, S. Lee, Y. Saenz, and N. Lehman
The Spine Journal (2003) 3: 466-470.
Key Point
Precise tissue removal. No change to
adjacent tissues.
Analysis
• No evidence of mechanical or thermal
damage to surrounding tissue.
• Clear evidence of Coblation channels.
• Normal neural elements of spinal cord,
nerve root and end plates.
Outcome
• Volumetric removal of target disc tissue
• No thermal or structural damage to
adjacent tissues