Publications by authors named "Sompob Poopitaya"
Objective: To demonstrate the correlation of postoperative visual analog scale (VAS) of leg pain and adequacy of disc decompression with the learning curve of the surgeon who performed PTELD.
Material And Method: The authors retrospectively reviewed 50 matched criteria patients arranged into 5 groups which were categorized by the period of operation from January 2010 to May 2011 successively. Each patient's preoperative and postoperative VAS of leg pain at 1-week, 3-week, and 6-week follow-up were analyzed and demonstrated the correlation with the learning curve.
Article Synopsis
- Chronic low back pain is a significant issue in Thailand, and percutaneous techniques, like Nucleoplasty, are replacing traditional surgeries for treating conditions related to herniated discs.
- The study evaluated the effectiveness of Nucleoplasty compared to conservative treatment, showing significant pain reduction and improved functionality in patients within 1-12 months post-procedure.
- Nucleoplasty was found to be a safe and effective option, decreasing pain levels and improving MRI results in patients with herniated discs.
Background: There were higher numbers of tertiary blast injuries from terrorist bombing in southern Thailand. There was no previous report about spinal trauma in tertiary blast injury.
Material And Method: Between January 2007 and December 2007, there were 100 Thai military personnel injured in combat and 18 cases were classified to tertiary blast injury (type III).