Water-cooled radiofrequency: a neuroablative or a neuromodulatory modality with broader applications?

Khalid Malik, Honorio T Benzon, David Walega, Khalid Malik, Honorio T Benzon, David Walega

Abstract

We report the successful use of water-cooled radiofrequency where more traditional forms of neuroablation-conventional and pulsed radiofrequency-had failed to achieve adequate pain relief. We also discuss the mechanism of neural damage with water cooled radiofrequency and discuss why this technique may have a broader role in the management of a wide array of pain syndromes.

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