Minimally invasive treatment with radiofrequency ablation and kyphoplasty for avascular necrosis of the spine in sickle cell disease: illustrative case
Patients with pain attributed to a sickle cell crisis can benefit from RFA and kyphoplasty to potentially eliminate or minimize symptoms from spinal AVN due to chronic SCD not responding to conservative management. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE24343.
Authors
- Hamza A. Shaikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8163-4600)
- Steven Yocom
- Christina M. Clay
- Rahul Mehta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7613-5847)
- Clint Badger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6036-3116)
- Manisha Koneru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5012-6793)
- Zein Al-Atrache (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1561-9290)
- Joshua Santucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6324-4171)
Institutions
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (US)
- Cooper University Health Care (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
- Published
- 2024-11-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/case24343
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Bone and Joint Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.96