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Vol. 54. Issue 1.
Pages 13-19 (January - February 2010)
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Vol. 54. Issue 1.
Pages 13-19 (January - February 2010)
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Chronic lumbar facet joint pain. Treatment results using percutaneous rhizolysis. Patient selection and surgical technique
Dolor lumbar crónico de origen facetario. Resultado del tratamiento mediante rizolisis percutánea. Selección de pacientes y técnica quirúrgica
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, A. Barriga-Martínb, J.M. Madruga-Sanza, J. Moreno-Péreza
a Spinal Surgery Unit, Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Division, Virgen de la Salud Hospital, Toledo, Spain
b Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Division, National Paraplegic Hospital, Toledo, Spain
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Abstract
Purpose

To evaluate the efficacy of percutaneous radiofrequency zygapophysial joint neurotomy (rhizotomy) to decrease pain and improve associated disability, in a group of patients suffering from low back pain from facet joint origin meticulously selected on the basis of a combination of clinical findings, physical examination, imaging tests and anaesthetic diagnostic blocks.

Materials and methods

Prospective study with 70 patients treated with rhizotomy for low back pain from facet joint origin longer than three months who did not improved after conservative treatment. Patients evaluated following the guidelines of the Spanish Society for the Study of the Spinal Diseases (GEER). Mean age was 49.52 years. Mean duration of pain: 6.86 years. Minimum follow-up: one year.

Results

Following percutaneous rhizotomy, mean low back pain as measured on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), decreased significantly (p<0.05). Likewise, there was a significant improvement in the values given for the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) reflecting a notable improvement in terms of quality of life (p<0.05). Following rhizotomy 91.4% of patients reported significant pain relief, which was higher than or equal to six months in 61.4% of patients. At one year, 84.5% of patients stated that they would undergo the same treatment again, showing high satisfaction with the treatment received.

Conclusions

Percutaneous rhizotomy can be considered a valuable treatment for the symptomatic relief of chronic low back pain from facet joint origin. Meticulous patient selection by combining clinical and physical findings, imaging tests, and anaesthetic diagnostic blocks, provides significant and lasting pain relief, contributing to a reduction of the associated disability in patients suffering from chronic low back pain.

Keywords:
Lumbar pain
Facet joint syndrome
Rhizolysis
Radiofrequency
Resumen
Objetivo

Evaluar la eficacia del tratamiento del dolor lumbar crónico de origen facetario mediante denervación percutánea facetaria por radiofrecuencia (rizolisis) para reducir el dolor y mejorar la discapacidad asociada en un grupo de pacientes meticulosamente seleccionados mediante combinación de la clínica, la exploración, las pruebas por imagen y el bloqueo anestésico facetario, y compararlo con la literatura médica previa.

Material y métodos

Estudio prospectivo de 70 pacientes con dolor lumbar crónico facetario de más de 3 meses de evolución, que no mejoraron con tratamiento conservador. Pacientes valorados clínicamente siguiendo indicaciones del Grupo para el Estudio de las Enfermedades del Raquis (GEER). Edad media: 49,52 años. Duración media del dolor: 6,86 años. Seguimiento mínimo: un año.

Resultados

Tras la rizolisis, el dolor lumbar medido mediante escala analógica visual (EAV) disminuye significativamente (p<0,05). Igualmente, mejoran de forma significativa los valores para el cuestionario Oswestry de discapacidad (ODI), reflejando una notable mejoría en su calidad de vida (p<0,05) al disminuir su incapacidad por el dolor lumbar. El 91,42% de los pacientes experimenta alivio significativo del dolor tras rizolisis, que llega a ser superior o igual a 6 meses en el 61,4% de los pacientes. Al año, el 84,5% de los pacientes afirma que volvería a recibir el mismo tratamiento.

Conclusiones

La rizolisis es una valiosa herramienta para el tratamiento sintomático del dolor lumbar crónico facetario. Una meticulosa selección de los pacientes mediante la combinación de la clínica, la exploración, las pruebas por imagen y el bloqueo anestésico facetario obtiene resultados duraderos en el tiempo ayudando a disminuir en estos pacientes su incapacidad por el dolor lumbar.

Palabras clave:
Dolor lumbar
Síndrome facetario
Rizolisis
Radiofrecuencia
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Presented at the 22nd National Congress of the Spinal Pathology Study Group. GEER. Zaragoza, Spain. June 2008.

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