Surgical management of refractory craniomandibular pain using radiofrequency thermolysis: a report of thirty patients

Radiofrequency thermolysis has traditionally been used to treat pain disorders of differing etiologies primarily in the low back and cervical areas. This paper describes the use and results of a different and simplified approach to surgical management of extracapsular disorders, namely, temporal ten...

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Published inCranio Vol. 12; no. 2; p. 93
Main Author Wilk, S J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.04.1994
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Craniomandibular Disorders - surgery
Facial Pain - surgery
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neuralgia - surgery
Radio Waves - therapeutic use
Short-Wave Therapy
Tendinopathy - surgery
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Radiofrequency thermolysis has traditionally been used to treat pain disorders of differing etiologies primarily in the low back and cervical areas. This paper describes the use and results of a different and simplified approach to surgical management of extracapsular disorders, namely, temporal tendinitis, Ernest Syndrome, and occipital myalgia-neuralgia where conservative attempts have failed. A brief discussion of the pain disorders are addressed along with the methods of differential diagnosis, conservative therapy, and traditional surgical treatment. Finally, surgical management using radiofrequency thermolysis is described with results of treatment in 30 patients showing a 96% success rate.
ISSN:0886-9634
DOI:10.1080/08869634.1994.11678001