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SynthesisCurrent pain and headache reports2019

A Systematic Review of Radiofrequency Treatment of the Ankle for the Management of Chronic Foot and Ankle Pain.

Vwaire Orhurhu, Ivan Urits, Sebastian Orman, Omar Viswanath, Alaa Abd-Elsayed

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Synthesis in Current pain and headache reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06426667 (Effect of Radiofrequency Treatments on Foot Functionality Index, Patient Satisfaction and Pain Scores in Plantar Fasciitis Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06426667 completednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Radiofrequency Treatments on Foot Functionality Index, Patient Satisfaction and Pain Scores in Plantar Fasciitis Patients

TypeobservationalSponsorAnkara UniversityRan2024 to 2024Enrolled108ConditionsFasciitis, PlantarArmsposterior tibial nerve radiofrequency, plantar fasciitis radiofrequency
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Review of Radiofrequency Ablation for Peripheral Nerves.Current pain and headache reports · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Vwaire OrhurhuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Ivan UritsDepartment of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Sebastian OrmanDepartment of Orthopedics, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
Omar ViswanathValley Anesthesiology and Pain Consultants, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Alaa Abd-ElsayedDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Avenue, B6/319 CSC, Madison, WI, 53792-3272, USA. alaaawny@hotmail.com.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USGeorgetown University · USHarvard University · USUniversity of Arizona · USUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic pain of the lower extremity remains challenging to manage. Radiofrequency treatment applies heat to nerve fibers with the goal of mitigating chronic pain conditions. The clinical efficacy has not yet been adequately established for pathologies of the ankle and foot. In this review paper, we report the use and efficacy of radiofrequency treatment applied to foot and ankle pain. RECENT

findingsPubMed and the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register were searched (final search 30 March 2018) using the MeSH terms "radiofrequency ablation," "neurolysis," "radiofrequency therapy," "pain syndrome," "analgesia," "plantar heel pain," "plantar fascitis," and "chronic pain" in the English literature. Of the 23 papers screened, 18 were further investigated for relevance. Our final search methodology yielded 15 studies that investigated the use of radiofrequency treatment at the ankle. Of these 15 studies, there were three randomized control trials, four prospective studies, three retrospective studies, and five case reports. The quality of selected publications was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias instrument. The evidence from our studies suggests that radiofrequency treatment can be used safely for the management foot and ankle pain. The technique (continuous vs pulsatile), temperature, location of treatment, and duration of administration need more thorough evaluation. Randomized control trials are needed to establish the efficacy and safety profile of radiofrequency ablation and its long-term benefits in patients with chronic pain of the foot and ankle.

conclusionThe evidence from our studies suggests that radiofrequency treatment can be used safely for the management foot and ankle pain. The technique (continuous vs pulsatile), temperature, location of treatment, and duration of administration need more thorough evaluation. Randomized control trials are needed to establish the efficacy and safety profile of radiofrequency ablation and its long-term benefits in patients with chronic pain of the foot and ankle.

Indexed as

Pulsed Radiofrequency TreatmentAnkleChronic PainFoot DiseasesHumansPain ManagementTreatment OutcomeAnalgesiaAnkle painFoot painRadiofrequency ablation

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PMID30661127
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