os cop ic ▁pro be . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁he ▁developed ▁e pid ural ▁l ysis ▁of ▁ad hes ions , ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁per cut aneous ▁ad h esi ol ysis , ▁or ▁simply ▁the ▁R acz ▁procedure . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁minim ally ▁invas ive , ▁per cut aneous ▁inter vention ▁for ▁tre ating ▁chron ic ▁sp inal ▁pain ▁often ▁due ▁to ▁sc arring ▁after ▁post ▁lum bar ▁surg ery ▁synd rome , ▁sometimes ▁called ▁failed ▁back ▁surg ery , ▁and ▁also ▁low - back ▁and ▁rad icular ▁pain ▁from ▁sp inal ▁st en osis , ▁a ▁disease ▁of ▁ag ing . ▁The ▁procedure ▁is ▁somewhat ▁similar ▁to ▁an ▁e pid ural ▁and ▁is ▁used ▁when ▁conventional ▁methods ▁have ▁failed . ▁The ▁R acz ▁procedure ▁may ▁employ ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁wire - bound ▁c ath eter ▁to ▁mechan ically ▁break - up ▁or ▁dissol ve ▁scar ▁t issue , ▁also ▁called ▁e pid ural ▁ad hes ions ▁or ▁fib ros is , ▁which ▁have ▁formed ▁around ▁the ▁n erve ▁roots , ▁and ▁allows ▁for ▁local ▁an est het ics , ▁sal ine , ▁and ▁ster oid s ▁to ▁be ▁inject ed ▁into ▁the ▁affected ▁area . ▁ ▁R acz ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Hung ary ▁and , ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁man , ▁had ▁asp ir ations ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁medical ▁doctor . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁second - year ▁medical ▁student ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁fle e ▁Hung ary