Endoscopic Sacrolumbar Facet Joint Denervation in Osteoarthritic and Degenerated Zygapophyseal Joints

Role of radiofrequency denervation in lumbar zygapophyseal joint synovitis in baseball pitchers: a clinical experience.

Lumbar zygapophyseal joints have long been considered a source of low back pain with or without leg pain. The objective of this prospective study was to investigate the therapeutic effectiveness of lumbar zygapophyseal joint radiofrequency denervation (RFD) followed by physical therapy, for the treatment of refractory lumbar zygapophyseal joint mediated low back pain secondary to lumbar zygapop...

Clinical Outcomes of Lumbar Zygapophyseal Joint Fusion Using Hollow Titanium Facet Fusion Cages – Two Year Results

Purpose: To evaluate the safety profile and fusion rates of hollow titanium lumbar zygophyseal fusion cages compared to traditional posterolateral onlay fusion. Methods: In a prospective case controlled study, Group 1 consisted of 30 adult patients who received one or two level lumbar spinal zygapophyseal joint fusions using paired hollow titanium facet joint implants with adjunctive pedicle sc...

Lumbar facet joint tropism does not accelerate degeneration of the facet joints.

PURPOSE To study the relationship of lumbar facet joint tropism to degeneration of the cartilage and subcortical bone in the facet joints and the effect of tropism in intervertebral disk degeneration. METHODS The orientation of 104 cadaveric lumbar facet joints with respect to sagittal plane was measured on CT scans, and the joints were classified as having no tropism, mild tropism, or severe...

Cartilage in osteoarthritic joints is not automatically osteoarthritic cartilage.

Comparison of effectiveness of facet joint injection and radiofrequency denervation in chronic low back pain.

AIM The study was conducted to compare the clinical effectiveness of FJ injections (FJI) and FJ radiofrequency (FJRF) denervation in patients with chronic low back pain. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study included 100 patients; 50 in FJI 50 in FJRF group. VNS, NASS and EQ-5D were used to evaluate the outcomes. All outcome assessments were performed at baseline, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months. ...