Radiofrequency Ablation for Chronic Hip Pain: A Comprehensive, Narrative Review | Zendy

Cole Cheney | Zendy; Amir Ahmadian | Zendy; Caroline Brennick | Zendy; Patricia Zheng | Zendy; Ryan Mattie | Zendy; Zachary L. McCormick | Zendy; Ameet Nagpal | Zendy

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Radiofrequency Ablation for Chronic Hip Pain: A Comprehensive, Narrative Review

Author(s) -

Cole Cheney,

Amir Ahmadian,

Caroline Brennick,

Patricia Zheng,

Ryan Mattie,

Zachary L. McCormick,

Ameet Nagpal

Publication year - 2021

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 - 10.1093/pm/pnab043

Subject(s) - medicine , narrative review , radiofrequency ablation , chronic pain , hip pain , narrative , ablation , physical therapy , general surgery , intensive care medicine , linguistics , philosophy

Chronic hip pain can be treated with physical therapy, oral medications, injections, and, definitively, total hip arthroplasty. Enough patients have contraindications to and refractory pain even after total hip arthroplasty, that there is a need to develop alternative managements for this disabling condition. This article examines the state of hip radiofrequency ablation literature including relevant anatomy, patient selection, and treatment outcomes.

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