Intradiscal Gelified Ethanol and Pulsed Radiofrequency Versus Gelified Ethanol Injection for Discogenic Low Back Pain

Gelified ethanol (Discogel) is a sterile, implantable medical solution which is administered within the affected intervertebral disc nucleus pulposus, via a fine needle which is guided into the center of the disc, transdermally. Pulsed radiofrequency treatment is performed intradiscally for the management of chronic discogenic low back pain. The intradiscal pulsed radiofrequency is first applied and then combined to gelified ethanol injection via the same radiofrequency needle.

Gelified ethanol is a sterile, implantable medical solution which is administered within the affected intervertebral disc nucleus pulposus, via a fine needle which is guided into the center of the disc, transdermally.