Radiofrequency denervation for chronic back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Mary Elizabeth ChappellRaj LakshmanPatrick TrotterMark AbrahamsMichael LeePublished in: BMJ open (2020)
RD of selected lumbosacral targets appears to have a small, short-term, positive effect for the management of patients with chronic back pain. However, the quality of evidence for the majority of outcomes is low or very low quality and there is still a degree of uncertainty, particularly around the duration of effect.