Open Access(624) Clinical Outcomes after Percutaneous Radiofrequency Facet Denervation
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
pain medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1526-4637
pISSN - 1526-2375
DOI - 10.1046/j.1526-4637.2000.000024-23.x
Subject(s) - medicine , chapel , facet (psychology) , percutaneous , lumbar , surgery , general surgery , psychology , social psychology , philosophy , theology , personality , big five personality traits
Authors: Sunil Dogra, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Susan King‐Zeller, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Jennifer Dodson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; William S Blau, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Karen Eller, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Clinical outcomes after percutaneous radiofrequency facet denervation (PRFD) were reviewed in patients in the Anesthesiology Pain Management Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Patients with cervical or lumbar facet‐related spine pain underwent diagnostic intra‐articular facet blocks or median branch nerve blocks. Patients who experienced significant and consistent pain relief from these procedures went on to receive PRFD. Outcome variables considered after PRFD included duration and degree of pain relief, change in medication usage, and change in functional activity level. These variables were also evaluated after diagnostic and prognostic facet blocks. The presence of concurrent symptoms, medications, and coexisting medical disease was also noted with respect to outcome. In addition, the success rates of the prognostic blocks and radiofrequency facet denervation were compared in order to assess current management strategies and improve selection criteria for PRFD.