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ArticleAnnals of medicine2021

Cervicogenic dizziness alleviation after coblation discoplasty: a retrospective study.

Liang-Liang He, Ru-Jing Lai, Jacqueline Leff, Rong Yuan, Jian-Ning Yue, Jia-Xiang Ni, Li-Qiang Yang

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Article in Annals of medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Liang-Liang HeDepartment of Pain Management, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Ru-Jing LaiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Longyan First Hospital, Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Longyan City, Fujian, China.
Jacqueline LeffTouro University College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Rong YuanUltrasonic Diagnosis Department, North District of Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jian-Ning YueDepartment of Pain Management, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Jia-Xiang NiDepartment of Pain Management, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Li-Qiang YangDepartment of Pain Management, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Capital Medical University · CNFujian Medical University · CNPeking University · CNTouro College · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveLittle is known about the therapeutic relationship between coblation discoplasty and cervicogenic dizziness (CGD). CGD can be caused by abnormal proprioceptive inputs from compressed nerve roots, intradiscal mechanoreceptors and nociceptors to the vestibulospinal nucleus in the degenerative cervical disc. The aim was to analyze the efficacy of coblation discoplasty in CGD through intradiscal nerve ablation and disc decompression in a 12-month follow-up retrospective study.

methodsFrom 2015 to 2019, 42 CGD patients who received coblation discolplasty were recruited as the surgery group, and 22 CGD patients who rejected surgery were recruited as the conservative group. Using intent-to-treat (ITT) analysis, we retrospectively analyzed the CGD visual analogue scale (VAS), neck pain VAS, CGD frequency score, and the CGD alleviation rating throughout a 12-month follow-up period.

resultsCompared with conservative intervention, coblation discoplasty revealed a better recovery trend with effect sizes of 1.76, 2.15, 0.92, 0.78 and 0.81 in CGD VAS, and effect sizes of 1.32, 1.54, 0.93, 0.86 and 0.76in neck pain VAS at post-operative 1 week, and 1, 3, 6, 12 months, respectively. The lower CGD frequency score indicated fewer attacks of dizziness until postoperative 3 months (

conclusionsCoblation discoplasty significantly improves the severity and frequency of CGD, which is important inbridging unresponsive conservative intervention and open surgery.Key messagesThere is a correlation between the degenerative cervical disc and cervicogenic dizziness (CGD).CGD can be caused by abnormal proprioceptive inputs from a compressed nerve root and intradiscal mechanoreceptors and nociceptors to the vestibulospinal nucleus in the degenerative cervical disc.Cervical coblation discoplasty can alleviate CGD through ablating intradiscal nerve endings and decompressing the nerve root.

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Ablation TechniquesCervicoplastyDecompression, SurgicalDizzinessFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIntention to Treat AnalysisMaleMiddle AgedNeckNeck PainPain MeasurementRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeCervicogenic dizzinesscervicogenic vertigocoblation discoplastycoblation nucleoplasty

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PMID33855907
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