Radiofrequency Ablation

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has an established and expanding role in the treatment of a myriad of pain conditions. As early as the 1930s, the application of electric current for neural ablation was reported in the medical literature.Over the subsequent decades, RFA has become a widespread and effective treatment to create significant and sustained pain relief. Current and expanding clinical applications of RFA include facial; cervical, thoracic, and lumbar facet; spinal radicular; sacroiliac joint (SIJ); lumbar discogenic; peripheral nerve; intraarticular joint; and sympathetically mediated pain. The bulk of clinical data involves conventional RFA; however, over the past decade, modified forms of RF treatments have emerged. Today four forms of RFA predominate in clinical use: conventional (i.e. continuous) RFA (CRF), pulsed RFA (PRF), water-cooled RFA (WCRF), and bipolar RFA (BRF).

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Radiofrequency ، Conventional RFA ، Pulsed RFA ، Bipolar RFA ، Water-cooled RFA