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Definition of IDET
< b>IDET: Intradiskal electrothermal therapy, a procedure designed to relieve
back pain due to damage to the disks between the spine bones.
Under local anesthesia and X-ray guidance, a needle is introduced into the disk
and a catheter with a heating coil is inserted through the needle. The tip of the
catheter is then gradually heated to seal the breach in the collagen in the disk
wall. The aim is to kill the tiny nerve endings that carry pain signals from the
site and so relieve the pain. Following the procedure, the patient should be able
to leave the hospital within two hours.
As of the year 2000, results were not yet available from controlled double-blind
studies so the value of IDET remained to be proven.
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