Abeer Alomari, Guilherme Ferreira-Dos-Santos, Mandeep Singh, Taylor Burnham, Xingshan Cao, Zachary McCormick, David Flamer, Pranab Kumar, Yasmine Hoydonckx, James S Khan, Paul S Tumber, Danielle Alvares, Anuj Bhatia
BACKGROUND: Cervical facet joint disease is a common source of neck pain and its prevalence increases with aging. Conservative multimodal management options (e.g., strengthening of neck muscles, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications, massage, and thermal modalities) often fail to relieve pain. Cervical medial branch nerve (CMBN) radiofrequency neurotomy (RFN) is an effective minimally invasive technique for treating chronic neck pain secondary to facet joint disease. An end-on approach for this procedure has been proposed that may be technically easier and require less time while reducing post-procedural discomfort...
November 11, 2023: Trials