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Oxygen–Ozone Therapy for Degenerative Spine Disease in the Elderly: A Prospective Study

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Advances in Minimally Invasive Surgery and Therapy for Spine and Nerves

Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum ((NEUROCHIRURGICA,volume 108))

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We describe our experience of oxygen–ozone therapy to treat degenerative spine disease in the elderly. From April 2004 to March 2008 we selected 129 patients with CT and/or MR evidence of spondyloarthrosis and disc degeneration of the lumbar spine. All patients enrolled in the study had contraindications to the administration of commonly used analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs.

Oxygen–ozone therapy was given by CT-guided intraforaminal injection as the first treatment followed by 4 weekly paralumbar infiltrations on an outpatient basis. The full treatment lasted a month. Clinical outcome was assessed 3 months and 1 year after treatment. The good results obtained indicate that oxygen–ozone therapy is an ideal treatment with no side-effects in elderly patients with degenerative spine disease.

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  1. Servizio di Neuroradiologia, Istituto Clinico Città di Brescia, Via Gualla 15, 25123, Brescia, Italy

    Matteo Bonetti

  2. Department of Neuroradiology, Istituto Clinico Città di Brescia, Brescia, Italy

    Alessandro Fontana

  3. University of Florence, Florence, Italy

    Francesco Martinelli

  4. Department of Neuroradiology, Anthea Hospital, Bari, Italy

    Cosma Andreula

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  1. Istituto per lo studio e la cura delle, mallettie del sistema nervoso perif., European Neurosurgical Institut, Via Ghirada 2, Treviso, 31100, Italy

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  2. University of Planalto Central and South, School of Medicine, SCN Qd 05 Bl. A Sala 912, Brazil, Brazil

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Bonetti, M., Fontana, A., Martinelli, F., Andreula, C. (2011). Oxygen–Ozone Therapy for Degenerative Spine Disease in the Elderly: A Prospective Study. In: Alexandre, A., Masini, M., Menchetti, P. (eds) Advances in Minimally Invasive Surgery and Therapy for Spine and Nerves. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum, vol 108. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-99370-5_21

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