ArticleCurrent pain and headache reports2019
Safety and Efficacy of Radiofrequency Ablation of the Medial Branch Nerves with Preexisting Spinal Hardware. A Case Series and Review of Literature.
Article 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. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation of Thoracic Medial Branches for the Treatment of Chronic Thoracic Pain.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Radiofrequency Denervation of the Spine and the Sacroiliac Joint: A Systematic Review based on the Grades of Recommendations, Assesment, Development, and Evaluation Approach Resulting in a German National Guideline.Global spine journal · 2024Review
- Mitigating Factors in L4 and L5 Medial Branch Motor Stimulation During Radiofrequency Ablation.Current pain and headache reports · 2024Review
- The Efficacy of Radiofrequency Ablation for Pain Management in Patients with Pre-Existing Hardware at the Site of Ablation.Pain and therapy · 2020Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewTo explore the efficacy of radio frequency ablation in treating pain in patients with hardware at site of the procedure. RECENT
findingsThere is very limited data in literature about this topic. One study performed in 2016 indicated no complications when performing RFA close to hardware in patients with chronic pain conditions. Radiofrequency ablation can be safely and effectively performed close to hardware. While heating of the hardware can happen which can theoretically lead to tissue injury or decreased heat going to target nerve, this does not seem to be of clinical significance. More studies are needed to confirm this finding.
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