Radiofrequency ablation of spinal osteoid osteoma: a prospective study

• Published in: Journal of neurosurgery. Spine Vol. 26; no. 3; p. 313
• Main Authors: Faddoul, Joe, Faddoul, Yara, Kobaiter-Maarrawi, Sandra, Moussa, Ronald, Rizk, Tony, Nohra, Georges, Okais, Nabil, Samaha, Elie, Maarrawi, Joseph
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2017
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Catheter Ablation - methods; Child; Female; Humans; Male; Osteoma, Osteoid - diagnosis; Osteoma, Osteoid - radiotherapy; Prospective Studies; Radiosurgery; Spinal Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; VAS = visual analog scale; NSAID = nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug; osteoid osteoma; spinal; ablation; radiofrequency; RFA = radiofrequency ablation; oncology; thermolesion

OBJECTIVE Surgery has been considered the standard treatment for spinal osteoid osteomas that are refractory to analgesic agents. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a less invasive technique with established efficiency for the treatment of peripheral osteoid osteomas. The main objectives of this study...