Percutaneous radiofrequency rhizotomy of lumbar spinal facets: The results of 46 cases
- 1 June 1997
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Neurosurgical Review
- Vol. 20 (2) , 114-116
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01138194
Abstract
The results of percutaneous radiofrequency rhizotomy of lumbar spinal facets in 46 patients followed at least three months (mean 15 months) are reported and compared with those reported previously. Satisfactory pain relief three months after the procedure was achieved in 36.4 percent of patients without operations and in 41.7 percent of patients, with operations other than fusion. No patient had previously undergone fusion. Treatment of low-back pain by using radio-frequency thermocoagulation of spinal facets is a simple, safe, and well-tolerated procedure. It can be used to relief of pain in spite of decreasing rates of success within the follow-up period.Keywords
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