Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of the Sinuvertebral Nerve in an Olympian with a Left L5 Pedicle/Pars Interarticularis Fracture–Associated Left L5-S1 Disk Desiccation

Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of the Sinuvertebral Nerve in an Olympian with a Left L5 Pedicle/Pars Interarticularis Fracture–Associated Left L5-S1 Disk Desiccation

Background: Irritation of the sinuvertebral nerve by a posterior or posterolateral disk desiccation can cause somatic referred pain that can mimic a lumbar radiculopathy. We present a case of a patient presenting with this condition and the positive result in pain improvement after endoscopic radiof...

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Main Authors: Hyeun Sung Kim, Osama Nezar Kashlan, Ravindra Singh, Nitin Maruti Adsul, Zhang Yong, Sung Woon Oh, Jung Hoon Noh, Il Tae Jang, Seong Hoon Oh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:World Neurosurgery: X
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590139719300638

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