Repeat procedures and prescription opioid use after lumbar medial branch nerve radiofrequency ablation in commercially insured patients

Repeat procedures and prescription opioid use after lumbar medial branch nerve radiofrequency ablation in commercially insured patients

Although the effectiveness of medial branch nerve radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for lumbosacral facet pain has been described, little is known regarding patterns of repeat RFA utilization and prescription opioid use afterward. Retrospective cohort analysis. Patients undergoing lumbosacral RFA in Mar...

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Veröffentlicht in:The spine journal 2020-03, Vol.20 (3), p.344-351
Hauptverfasser: Starr, Jordan B., Gold, Laura S., McCormick, Zachary, Suri, Pradeep, Friedly, Janna
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Sprache:eng
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Analgesics
Low back pain
Opioid
Radiofrequency ablation
Zygapophyseal joint
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Zusammenfassung:Although the effectiveness of medial branch nerve radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for lumbosacral facet pain has been described, little is known regarding patterns of repeat RFA utilization and prescription opioid use afterward. Retrospective cohort analysis. Patients undergoing lumbosacral RFA in MarketScan from 2007 to 2016. The time until and number of staged RFAs (
ISSN:1529-9430
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DOI:10.1016/j.spinee.2019.10.005