Open AccessProposed Optimal Fluoroscopic Targets for Cooled Radiofrequency Neurotomy of the Sacral Lateral Branches to Improve Clinical Outcomes: An Anatomical Study
Author(s) -
Alison Stout,
Paul Dreyfuss,
Nathan Swain,
Shan L. Roberts,
Eldon Loh,
Anne Agur
Publication year - 2017
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/pnx287
Subject(s) - medicine , sacroiliac joint , fluoroscopy , nuclear medicine , lesion , cadaver , radiology , anatomy , surgery
Current sacroiliac joint (SIJ) cooled radiofrequency (RF) is based on fluoroscopic anatomy of lateral branches (LBs) in three specimens. Recent studies confirm significant variation in LB positions.
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