Clinical Summary
Side Effects/Complications
Physician - Clinical - Basic Science - Side Effects and Complications
Clinical - Side Effects/Complications:
Side Effects and Complications After
Percutaneous Disc Decompression Using Coblation
Technology.
S. M. Bhagia, C. W. Slipman, M. Nirschl,
Z. Isaac, O.
El-Abd, L. S. Sharps and C. Garvin
Am. J. Phys. Med. Rehabil (2006) 85:
6-13
Key Point
Minimal side effects and complications
involved.
Analysis
• 53 patients prospectively enrolled
and independently reviewed
• Most common side effect at 24 hours
post procedure was soreness at the
needle insertion site (76%)
• New numbness and tingling (26%)
• Increased intensity of preprocedure
back pain (15%)
• New areas of back pain (15%)
Outcome
• At 2 weeks, no patients had soreness
at needle insertion site or new areas of
back pain
• Significant reductions in visual analog
scales for back pain and leg pain