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ArticleCureus2025

Basivertebral Nerve Ablation for Vertebrogenic Low Back Pain in an Elderly Patient With Multilevel Modic Changes: A Case Report.

Shivang Patel, Victoria K Corder, Tom Sussan, Joachim Kavalakatt, Tony El-Hayek

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Article in Cureus, 2025. 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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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Shivang PatelCollege of Medicine, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, USA.
Victoria K CorderCollege of Medicine, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, USA.
Tom SussanCollege of Medicine, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, USA.
Joachim KavalakattCollege of Medicine, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, USA.
Tony El-HayekPain Management, Mercy Health - Allen Hospital, Oberlin, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a common disabling condition, especially in older patients with degenerative lumbar pathology. This case report involves an 84-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus (DM) and long-standing low back pain, mainly in the left lower lumbar area, unresponsive to conservative management. Imaging showed multilevel degenerative changes, including Modic type 1 and 2 changes, suggestive of vertebrogenic pain. As he did not respond to standard treatments, basivertebral nerve (BVN) ablation was proposed as a novel treatment modality. This case points to the importance of diagnosing vertebrogenic pain in chronic pain treatment and highlights BVN ablation as a novel treatment modality.

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basivertebral nerve ablationchronic low back pain (clbp)minimally-invasive spinemodic changesvertebrogenic pain

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PMID40656260
PMCPMC12254051

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