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Percutaneous radiofrequency lumbar facet rhizotomy in mechanical low back pain syndrome. 1997

J Cho, and Y G Park, and S S Chung

Department of Neurosurgery, Kon-Kuk University Medical Center Seoul Hospital, College of Medicine, Korea. chojoon@kkucc.konkuk.ac.kr

During the period from March 1992 to June 1996, we performed percutaneous radiofrequency (RF) facet rhizotomy in 324 patients with low back pain. Employing the lesion generator, we coagulated branches of the zygapophyseal nerve to treat low back pain. The follow-up period was 6-51 months (average: 22.5 months). There were no complications during the procedure and the follow-up period and no poor results were observed. Two-hundred and thirty-one patients (103 females and 128 males) had mechanical low back pain syndrome and showed marked improvement of pain after the procedure, including 29 cases with previous spinal surgery. We concluded that percutaneous RF facet rhizotomy is a safe and effective procedure for low back pain patients, especially for those with mechanical low back pain syndrome.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008159	Lumbar Vertebrae	VERTEBRAE in the region of the lower BACK below the THORACIC VERTEBRAE and above the SACRAL VERTEBRAE.	Vertebrae, Lumbar
D008297	Male		Males
D004564	Electrocoagulation	Procedures using an electrically heated wire or scalpel to treat hemorrhage (e.g., bleeding ulcers) and to ablate tumors, mucosal lesions, and refractory arrhythmias. It is different from ELECTROSURGERY which is used more for cutting tissue than destroying and in which the patient is part of the electric circuit.	Diathermy, Surgical,Electrocautery,Endocavitary Fulguration,Galvanocautery,Surgical Diathermy,Thermocoagulation,Fulguration, Endocavitary
D005260	Female		Females
D005500	Follow-Up Studies	Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.	Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D005727	Ganglia, Spinal	Sensory ganglia located on the dorsal spinal roots within the vertebral column. The spinal ganglion cells are pseudounipolar. The single primary branch bifurcates sending a peripheral process to carry sensory information from the periphery and a central branch which relays that information to the spinal cord or brain.	Dorsal Root Ganglia,Spinal Ganglia,Dorsal Root Ganglion,Ganglion, Spinal,Ganglia, Dorsal Root,Ganglion, Dorsal Root,Spinal Ganglion
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000078702	Radiofrequency Therapy	The use of RADIO WAVES to conduct therapeutic procedures. The specific frequency, dosage, and intensity used vary depending on the desired effects which include heating, electrical stimulation, or ablation of tissues.	Radio-Frequency Therapy,Radio Frequency Therapy,Radio-Frequency Therapies,Radiofrequency Therapies,Therapies, Radio-Frequency,Therapies, Radiofrequency,Therapy, Radio-Frequency,Therapy, Radiofrequency
D013577	Syndrome	A characteristic symptom complex.	Symptom Cluster,Cluster, Symptom,Clusters, Symptom,Symptom Clusters,Syndromes
D016896	Treatment Outcome	Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series.	Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes