Long-term pain relief in patients with cervicogenic headaches after pulsed radiofrequency application into the lateral atlantoaxial (C1-2) joint using an anterolateral approach
| Autor: | Halim, W., Chua Hai Liang, N., Vissers, K.C.P. |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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| Zdroj: | Pain Practice, 10, 4, pp. 267-71 Pain Practice, 10, 267-71 |
| ISSN: | 1530-7085 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2010.00360.x |
| Popis: | Contains fulltext : 87289.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access) The lateral atlantoaxial joint has long been reported as a source of cervicogenic headache. We present a retrospective study, including 86 patients who had undergone lateral C1-2 joint pulsed radiofrequency application, for cervicogenic headache in a single pain center from March 2007 to December 2008. The percentage of patients who had >or=50% pain relief at 2 months, 6 months, and 1 year were 50% (43/86), 50% (43/86), and 44.2% (38/86), respectively. Long-term pain relief at 6 months and 1 year were predicted reliably by >or=50% pain relief at 2 months (P < 0.001). Apart from 1 patient that complained of increased severity of occipital headache lasting several hours, we had no other reported complications. |
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