Open AccessSafety of Lumbar Spine Radiofrequency Procedures in Patients Who Have Posterior Spinal Hardware
Author(s) -
Tim J. Lamer,
Jolene M. Smith,
Bryan C. Hoelzer,
William D. Mauck,
Wenchun Qu,
Halena M. Gazelka
Publication year - 2016
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/pnv078
Subject(s) - medicine , lumbar spine , lumbar , lumbar vertebrae , low back pain , radiology , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the energy generated by an active radiofrequency (RF) cannula adjacent to lumbar spine hardware could result in heating of the hardware.
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