Radiofrequency ablation and balloon kyphoplasty for palliation of painful spinal metastases.

Ahmed Shawky AbdelgawaadAli EzzatiBranko KrajnovicSadat Seyed-EmadaldinHamdan Abdelrahman

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2021)

Combined RFA and BKP appears to be a safe, practical, effective and reproducible palliative treatment for painful spinal osteolytic metastasis. In carefully indicated cases, it relieves pain and maintains stability in a minimal invasive way without adding significant surgical trauma or complications.

Keyphrases

radiofrequency ablation
spinal cord
chronic pain
neuropathic pain
pain management
palliative care
risk factors
spinal cord injury
combination therapy
advanced cancer
trauma patients
smoking cessation
postoperative pain