DISCOGEL ®: Evaluation of the Procedure DISCOGEL ® in Lumbar Radiculopathy on Slipped Disc

DISCOGEL ®: Evaluation of the Procedure DISCOGEL ® in Lumbar Radiculopathy on Slipped Disc

Lumbar disc herniation is the most important and frequent affection in rheumatology. The first treatment is based on an non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.Physiotherapy also is used.But when there is no efficient result, it's usual to propose to the patient corticoid injection, percutaneous intervention or arthrodesis.

Recently DISCOGEL® is a medical device used for lumbar disc herniation. However there is no studies evaluating the benefit and the efficiency of this technic. Since a few years, the rheumatology service of GHPSJ practise this technic using DISCOGEL® with patient resistant to the medical treatment . So the aim is to evaluate the benefit of DISCOGEL® retrospectively.

Inclusion Criteria:

• age> 18
• lumbar radiculalgy
• lumbar disc herniation described by MRI
• more than 6 weeks
• prescription of DISCOGEL

Exclusion Criteria:

• medical history of surgery at the same stage
• patient under Clopidogrel or prasugrel