The effectiveness of thoracic medial branch radiofrequency neurotomy using a three-tined electrode: A single-arm, retrospective cohort study
Within this cohort, approximately 60 % of patients experienced improvement in pain and disability at 3 months following TMBRFN. Among patients whose index symptoms returned after successful treatment, the average reported pain relief was 70 % for close to 9 months. Larger, prospective studies with long-term outcomes are needed to better elucidate the safety and effectiveness of TMBRFN.
Authors
- Robert Burnham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7552-6670)
- Hasan Sen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1674-2714)
- Taylor Burnham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5493-9695)
- Aaron Conger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8871-0792)
- Zachary L. McCormick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4250-8745)
- Brook I. Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1808-3425)
- Andrew R. Stephens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3877-7723)
- Amanda Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3195-9500)
Institutions
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Utah (US)
- University of Rochester Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Interventional Pain Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inpm.2025.100563
- Primary Topic
- Voice and Speech Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00