Open AccessDoes Sensory Stimulation Threshold Affect Lumbar Facet Radiofrequency Denervation Outcomes? A Prospective Clinical Correlational Study
Author(s) -
Steven P. Cohen,
Scott A. Strassels,
Connie Kurihara,
Ivan K. Lesnick,
Steven Hanling,
Scott Griffith,
Chester C. Buckenmaier,
Conner Nguyen
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0b013e31822dd379
Subject(s) - medicine , denervation , facet (psychology) , receiver operating characteristic , confidence interval , lumbar , prospective cohort study , stimulation , sensory threshold , threshold of pain , anesthesia , physical therapy , surgery , psychology , social psychology , personality , big five personality traits , cognitive science
Radiofrequency facet denervation is one of the most frequently performed procedures for chronic low back pain. Although sensory stimulation is generally used as a surrogate measure to denote sufficient proximity of the electrode to the nerve, no study has examined whether stimulation threshold influences outcome.