Publications by authors named "Colton Hickman"
Article Synopsis
- Lumbar radiofrequency neurotomy (LRFN) is a treatment for back pain that works by targeting nerves related to joint pain but may also affect muscle innervation; little research exists on its effect on degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS).
- This study aimed to compare the rate of spondylolisthesis progression in patients with DLS who had LRFN against the natural progression rate of 2% per year.
- Results showed that the average progression rate in LRFN patients was 1.63% per year, which was significantly lower than the expected rate, indicating that LRFN does not seem to worsen spondylolisthesis progression in affected individuals.
Background: Lumbar radiofrequency neurotomy (LRFN) effectively alleviates zygapophyseal joint-mediated pain by coagulating medial branch nerves to disrupt nociceptive signaling pathways. The concomitant denervation of multifidus fibers has led to concern that LRFN may increase segmental instability and accelerate degenerative changes in patients with certain pre-existing spinal pathologies. There is a paucity of literature evaluating whether LRFN increases the progression of spinal curvature in patients with adult scoliosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Investigate associations between endplate and motion segment magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics and treatment outcomes following basivertebral nerve radiofrequency ablation (BVN RFA) in patients with clinically suspected vertebral endplate pain (VEP).
Design: Aggregated cohort study of 296 participants treated with BVN RFA from three prospective clinical trials.
Methods: Baseline MRI characteristics were analyzed using stepwise logistic regression to identify factors associated with treatment success.