ArticleAnnals of rehabilitation medicine2013
Effect of medial branch block in chronic facet joint pain for osteoporotic compression fracture: one year retrospective study.
Article in Annals of rehabilitation medicine, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03651804 (Radiofrequency Ablation of the Medial Branch Nerve as a Novel Treatment for Posterior Element Pain From Vertebral Compression Fractures), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Radiofrequency Ablation of the Medial Branch Nerve as a Novel Treatment for Posterior Element Pain From Vertebral Compression Fractures
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
- Can facet joint block be a complementary or alternative therapeutic option for patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures: a meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Pooled it
- Percutaneous cement augmentation in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVFs) in the elderly: a systematic review.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2020Pooled it
- Vertebroplasty combined with facet joint block vs. vertebroplasty alone in relieving acute pain of osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: a randomized controlled clinical trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Trial
- A prospective randomized controlled study comparing the pain relief in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures with the use of vertebroplasty or facet blocking.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2016Trial
- Anatomical validation of ultrasound-guided retrolaminar block for the treatment of symptomatic vertebral fragility fractures.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Radiofrequency Ablation of the Medial Branch Nerves for Posterior Element Pain in Chronic Vertebral Compression Fractures: An Anatomical Review and Retrospective Case Series.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- [Lumbar Facet Joint Injection: A Review of Efficacy and Safety].Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology · 2024Review
- Percutaneous Vertebroplasty and Facet Blocking for Treating Back Pain Caused by Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture.Pain research & management · 2020Article
- Dry sauna therapy is beneficial for patients with low back pain.Anesthesia and pain medicine · 2019Article
- Review
- The Validation of Ultrasound-Guided Target Segment Identification in Thoracic Spine as Confirmed by Fluoroscopy.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2017Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the outcomes of medial branch block in facet joint pain for osteoporotic compression fracture and utilize multiple regression, the relationship between their impact on treatment outcome and other factor, such as the radiologic finding, clinical parameters was analyze.
methodsFifty-three patients with axial back pain from osteoporotic compression fracture were enrolled. The clinical outcomes were measured by Verbal Numeric Rating Scale (VNS) and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) before treatment, 2 weeks, 3 months, and 12 months after the medial branch block. Radiographic analysis included measurement of overall sagittal alignment, collapsed vertebral height, and vertebral kyphotic angle. After 12 months, patients' satisfaction was classified to five categories: excellent, good, fair, poor or fail. Statistical analysis of both radiographic and clinical parameters along with treatment outcome was performed to determine any significant correlations between the two.
resultsVNS and ODI was improved 2 weeks after the injection and continued to improve until 12 months. Significant improvement with significant pain relief (>40%), functional improvement (>20%), and the patients rated their satisfaction level as "excellent" or "good" at 12 months after the first injection were observed in 78.9%. The radiographic and clinical parameters were not significantly correlated with treatment outcome.
conclusionOur retrospective study demonstrated that the medial branch block provided significant pain relief and functional recovery to the patients with osteoporotic spinal compression fractures complaining of continuous facet joint pain after vertebroplasty or conservative treatment. A placebo-controlled prospective randomized double-blind study should be conducted in the future to evaluate the treatment effects.
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