Open Facet Joint Denervation in the Treatment of Low Back Pain

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2016
A single blinded RCT for adult patients with spine pain. One group had a lumbar laminectomy with denervation of the facet joint at the level decompressed. The other group had a lumbar laminectomy without facet joint denervation. Both groups had their back pain and functional limitations measured using a 10 cm visual analogue scale and the Oswestry disability index (ODI). All measures were taken before surgery and at patients\' 6, 12 and 24 week follow-up clinic visit.
Epistemonikos ID: 1880a80b4b5abcd0d2129093640cc6314c116e72
First added on: May 21, 2024