Publications

Brochures

Kapural L., Cata J.P., Narouze S.
Clinical Study
Successful treatment of lumbar discogenic pain using intradiscal biacuplasty in previously discectomized disc. Published in Pain Practice 2009; 9(2): p.130–134.

Pauza K.
Preclinical Studies
Cadaveric Intervertebral Disc Temperature Mapping During Disc Biacuplasty. Cadaveric Study. Published in Pain Physician, September 2008; 11; 669-676

Kapural L., Ng A., Mekhail N.
Clinical Studies
Intervertebral Disk Cooled Bipolar Radiofrequency (Intradiskal Biacuplasty) for the Treatment of Lumbar Diskogenic Pain: A 12-Month Follow-Up of the Pilot Study. Published in Pain Medicine 2008; 9(4), p.407-408.

Petersohn J.D., Conquergood L.R., Leung M.
Preclinical Studies
Acute Histologic Effects and Thermal Distribution Profile of Disc Biacuplasty Using a Novel Water-Cooled Bipolar Electrode System in an in vivo Porcine Model. Published in Pain Medicine 2008;9(1), p.26–32.

Leonardo Kapural MD, PhD, Nagy Mekhail MD, PhD
Abstract: Novel Intradiscal Biacuplasty (IDB) for the Treatment of Lumbar Discogenic Pain. Pain Practice, Vol. 7 Issue 2 Page 130 June 2007.

A.R. Cooper, MD,
Pain Relief Clinic, Causeway Hospital, Coleraine, N. Ireland.,UK
Disc Biacuplasty for Treatment of Axial Discogenic Low Back Pain
Initial Case Series

Kapural L., Ng A., Mekhail N.
Clinical Studies
A Novel Radiofrequency Annuloplasty (Intervertebral Disc Biacuplasty) for the treatment of Lumbar Discogenic Pain: 6-months results of the pilot study. Published in Pain Medicine 2008;9(1), p.60-67. Abstract published in Pain Medicine 2007;8(1), p.114.

Kapural L., Mekhail N., Kapural M., Hicks D.
Preclinical Studies
Histological and Temperature Studies of a Novel Transdiscal Heating System in Human Cadaver Discs. Presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, October 2006. Published in Pain Medicine 2008;9(1), p.68-75.

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