THE TREATMENT WITH OXYGEN-OZONE THERAPY OF FIRSTDEGREE SPONDYLOLISTHESIS SECONDARY TO SPONDYLOLYSIS. OBSERVATIONAL STUDY ON 168 PATIENTS

M. Bonetti¹*, M. Frigerio¹, G.M. Ottaviani², G. Pellicanò³ and M. Muto⁴

¹Department of Neuroradiology, Istituto Clinico Città di Brescia, Brescia, Italy;
²Department of Emergency, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy;
³Department of Neuroradiology, Azienda Ospedaliera, Universitaria Careggi, Firenze, Italy;
⁴ Department of Neuroradiology, Ospedale Cardarelli Napoli, Napoli, Italy

*Correspondence to:
Matteo Bonetti, MD
Department of Neuroradiology,
Istituto Clinico Città di Brescia,
Via Bartolomeo Gualla 15,
25128 Brescia, Italy
e-mail: dottorbonetti@gmail.com

Received: 04 April 2023 Accepted: 10 May  2023

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ABSTRACT

In recent years several studies have demonstrated the utility of oxygen-ozone therapy in the treatment of herniated discs with the result of herniated discs reduced in size. In this study the Authors evaluate the therapeutic results obtained in the treatment of 168 patients suffering from non-discogenic low back pain caused by pathology of the posterior vertebral compartment afflicted by spondylolisthesis secondary to spondidolysis. The patients recruited into the study were evaluated in the short, medium and long term (one week, three months and six months) and were clinically assessed using a modified version of McNab’s method.

KEYWORDS: oxygen, ozone, ozone therapy, spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis