intradiscal electrothermal annuloplasty
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intradiscal electrothermal annuloplasty
Orthopedics A minimally-invasive procedure used to manage severe low-back pain due to degenerative disk disease caused by damaged intervertebral disks where a wire is guided around the vertebral body, then heated to 90º for up to 15 mins–shrinking collagen fibers and destroying pain receptors Results Improved functionality, sexual activity, QOL. See Low back pain. McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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