PMC7398885_01
(A) Patient A; (Left) the sagittal and axial T2-weighted lumbar spine MRI shows a massive right central herniated lumbar disc at L4-5. (Right) The wand with a curved tip is inserted into the L4-5 intervertebral disc to perform the percutaneous disc decompression, and the tip is placed near the herniated disc. (B) Patient B; (Left) the sagittal and axial T2-weighted lumbar spine MRI reveals a large right central herniated lumbar disc at L5-S1. (Right) The wand is inserted into the L5-S1 intervertebral disc with the tip placed near the herniated disc.
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On lumbar MRI, a large right central intervertebral disc extrusion was observed at the L5-S1 intervertebral disc (Figure 2B). We performed a percutaneous disc decompression under the guidance of fluoroscopy using the device and techniques that were used for patient A (Figure 2B).
PMC7398885_02
(A) Patient A; (Left) the sagittal and axial T2-weighted lumbar spine MRI shows a massive right central herniated lumbar disc at L4-5. (Right) The wand with a curved tip is inserted into the L4-5 intervertebral disc to perform the percutaneous disc decompression, and the tip is placed near the herniated disc. (B) Patient B; (Left) the sagittal and axial T2-weighted lumbar spine MRI reveals a large right central herniated lumbar disc at L5-S1. (Right) The wand is inserted into the L5-S1 intervertebral disc with the tip placed near the herniated disc.
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On lumbar MRI, a large right central intervertebral disc extrusion was observed at the L5-S1 intervertebral disc (Figure 2B). We performed a percutaneous disc decompression under the guidance of fluoroscopy using the device and techniques that were used for patient A (Figure 2B).