Feasibility and Safety of Treatment of Painful Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease with an Injectable Hydrogel Implant at One-year Follow-up.

A novel, injectable, polymer-based hydrogel implant was successfully inserted in 83 of the intervertebral discs of 60 patients for the effective treatment of CLBP secondary to DDD. Clinically significant improvements in function, LBP, and low leg pain were maintained through 12 months.