Open AccessSensory Stimulation Threshold: A Viable Tool to Improve the Outcome of Lumbar Facet Radiofrequency Denervation?
Author(s) -
Weibin Shi,
Renuka T. Rudra,
To Nhu Vu,
Yuri Gordin,
Ryan W. Smith,
Allen R. Kunselman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s319622
Subject(s) - denervation , medicine , prospective cohort study , anesthesia , surgery
Sensory stimulation threshold (SST) has been used as a surrogate marker to target a nerve branch for radiofrequency (RF) denervation; however, the validity of SST as a prognostic marker is still under debate.