Minimally Invasive Treatment —- Plasma Radiofrequency Ablation of Spinal Disorders
The application of plasma technology in the field of surgery is a technological revolution. It produces plasma layer in front of the electric head by high frequency electric field, the working temperature is lower than 70 degrees Celsius, the depth of thermal damage is only 0.1 mm, and it has unique vaporization and crumpling function to the tissue, which has a wide application prospect in the treatment of degenerative disc diseases. Liu Zhao, Department of Orthopedics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University
The Department of Orthopedics at Xuanwu Hospital uses step therapy for degenerative spine diseases, giving minimally invasive treatment to those patients who are not suitable for conventional open surgery, resulting in effective treatment methods for a large number of patients. We use the most advanced plasma radiofrequency system of its kind, the Jesse Corporation, to apply myeloplasty to degenerative disc-induced disorders. It can safely crumple the nucleus pulposus, reduce the pressure of the disc in real time, and effectively release the protruding nucleus pulposus from compressing the surrounding important tissues and structures without damaging the surrounding important tissues such as spinal cord, nerve roots and large blood vessels.
Case 1
Patient Zhang**, female, 27 years old, occupation: nurse. She complained of pain and numbness in the left upper limb for more than 2 years. No obvious effect of oral Chinese and Western medicine and physiotherapy traction.
Diagnosis: cervical spondylosis (nerve root type)
Symptoms disappeared 3 days after surgery
Numbness disappeared 1 month after surgery returned to work.