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ArticleInternational orthopaedics2021

Ultrasound-guided periradicular oxygen-ozone injections as a treatment option for low back pain associated with sciatica.

Cristiano Sconza, Giacomo Braghetto, Stefano Respizzi, Emanuela Morenghi, Elizaveta Kon, Berardo Di Matteo

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Article in International orthopaedics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Cristiano SconzaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, Pieve Emanuele, 20090, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5345-9902
Giacomo BraghettoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, Pieve Emanuele, 20090, Italy. braghetto-400782@asst-monza.it.
Stefano RespizziDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, Pieve Emanuele, 20090, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4217-313X
Emanuela MorenghiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, Pieve Emanuele, 20090, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0254-3143
Elizaveta KonDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, Pieve Emanuele, 20090, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0649-2336
Berardo Di MatteoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, Pieve Emanuele, 20090, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9807-0271
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe social impact and economic burden of low back pain are well known among the medical community. A novel therapeutic approach is represented by oxygen-ozone therapy, whose anti-inflammatory effects could be especially useful in patients with herniated discs. The most common administration is through a palpation-guided injection technique, although the use of ultrasound guidance could allow a more precise delivery of the therapeutic substance close to the nerve root. AIM OF THE STUDY: To describe the clinical outcomes following US-guided periradicular injection of oxygen-ozone as a treatment option for low back pain associated to sciatica in patients affected by symptomatic L5-S1 disc herniation.

conclusionUltrasound-guided periradicular injection of oxygen-ozone in L5-S1 herniation is a safe and effective minimally invasive treatment, able to improve both low back and radiating pain.

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Intervertebral Disc DisplacementLow Back PainOzoneSciaticaHumansLumbar VertebraeOxygenTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalOxygenOzoneLow back painLumbar herniaOzone therapyPeriradicular injectionRadiculopathy

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