Method for treating intervertebral disc displacement with enzymes
US4696816A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 7, 1985 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K38/47
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The method for treating intervertebral disc displacement in mammals which comprises injecting into the intervertebral disc space effective amounts of a pharmacologically suitable solution of the enzyme chondroitinase to bring about the selective chemonucleolysis of the nucleus pulposus.
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