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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2021

A New Strategy for Rapid Diagnosis of the Source of Low Back Pain in Patients Scheduled to Undergo Treatment with Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation.

Shih-Hsiang Chou, Cheng-Chang Lu, Sung-Yen Lin, Po-Chih Shen, Zi-Miao Liu, Wei-Hsing Chih, Chia-Lung Shih

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shih-Hsiang ChouDepartment of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-3458-9939
Cheng-Chang LuDepartment of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-7194-9147
Sung-Yen LinDepartment of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
Po-Chih ShenDepartment of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
Zi-Miao LiuCollege of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
Wei-Hsing ChihDepartment of Orthopedics, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi City 600, Taiwan.
Chia-Lung ShihClinical Medicine Research Center, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi City 600, Taiwan.
Kaohsiung Medical University · TWChia-Yi Christian Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe objective of this study was to develop a new strategy for rapid diagnosis of the source of low back pain (LBP) for treatment with cooled radiofrequency ablation (RFA). MATERIALS: Patients suffering from facet joint (FJ) or sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain for more than 3 months were included. Two methods, Technetium Tc99m methylene diphosphonate single photon emission tomography/computed tomography (

resultsA total of 40 patients with LBP were included in this study. Our results demonstrated that the patients with LBP identified by our new strategy had significant improvements in VAS or ODI score at 1-week to 6-month follow-up visits (

conclusionsThis new strategy could be successfully adopted for rapid diagnosis of the source of comprehensive LBP.

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99mTc-MDP SPECT/CTa modified finger testlow back painradiofrequency ablation

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PMID34679520
PMCPMC8534588
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