Pain physician
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Meta Analysis Comparative Study
Comparison of Clinical Outcomes and Complications Between Percutaneous Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Lumbar Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (PE-TLIF) has been increasingly used to treat degenerative lumbar disease in recent years. However, there are still controversies about whether PE-TLIF is superior to minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF). ⋯ The present meta-analysis indicates that medium to long-term clinical outcomes and complication rates of PE-TLIF were similar to MIS-TLIF for the treatment of degenerative lumbar disease. However, PE-TLIF shows advantages in less surgical trauma, faster recovery, and early postoperative relief of back pain.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Ultrasound-Guided Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment of the Saphenous Nerve for Refractory Osteoarthritis-Associated Knee Pain.
While the efficacy of pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) for shoulder pain has been demonstrated, its efficacy on the saphenous nerves for knee osteoarthritis (OA)-associated pain has only been reported in observational studies. ⋯ Ultrasound-guided saphenous nerve PRF proved to be effective for at least 12 weeks in patients with knee OA and showed no adverse events.