Factors Predicting Success and Failure for Cervical Facet Radiofrequency Denervation: A Multi-Center Analysis

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 495-503

  Cohen, Steven P ^a,b   Bajwa, Zahid H ^c   Kraemer, Jan J ^c   Dragovich, Anthony ^b   Williams, Kayode A ^a   Stream, Joshua ^a   Sireci, Anthony ^a   McKnight, Giselle ^b   Hurley, Robert W ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical facet joint; Medial branch block; Neck pain; Predictive value; Radiofrequency; Zygapophyseal joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENERVATION; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NECK PAIN; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SCREENING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DENERVATION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; NERVE BLOCK; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 36148955446     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2007.05.009     Document Type: Article

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