[Use of Soviet papain enzyme in the disk-puncture treatment of lumbar osteochondrosis]

The proteolytic enzyme papain produced in other countries FRG, Switzerland, Yugoslavia) was used from 1964 for disk-puncture treatment of lumbar osteochondrosis with compression of the roots. The Soviet papain was used in the recent years in 63 patients. Analysis of the results showed that Soviet papain possesses the same chondrolytic properties as papain produced in other countries. The use of Soviet papain makes possible effective treatment of patients suffering from lumbar osteochondrosis.