The frequency of re-surgery after lumbar disc Nucleoplasty in a ten-year period

The present study is the first study to report the frequency of re-surgery after PDN. At first sight, the fact that 63.5% of patients are satisfied seems to be a good result. However, this short-term result was significantly worsened due to a re-surgery rate at the index level of 18.7%. Moreover, it is possible that nucleoplasty has adverse effects resulting from the puncture and progressive degeneration. Therefore, indications for nucleoplasty should be critically reconsidered.