Table 1.
Summary of patient information and treatment follow-up
| Case number | Sex | Age (years) | Spinal location | Symptom | VAS score BP | VAS score AP | Time required for pain relief after RF ablation | Repeated RF ablation | Follow-up time (months) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 19 | Laminae | L3 | Local pain | 8 | 0 | Day 1 | No | 38 |
| 2 | M | 26 | Pedicle | Th9 | Local pain | 10 | 0 | Day 3 | No | 36 |
| 3 | M | 21 | Lateral mass | C5 | Local pain/torticollis | 9 | 0 | Day 1 | No | 30 |
| 4 | F | 26 | Pedicle | L4 | Local/radicular pain | 8 | 0 | Day 5 | No | 25 |
| 5 | F | 22 | Body | C2 | Local pain | 9 | 0 | Day 1 | No | 24 |
| 6 | F | 14 | Laminae | Th7 | Local pain/scoliosis | 9 | 0 | Day 1 | No | 25 |
| 7 | M | 18 | Pedicle | L2 | Local pain | 10 | 6 | Yes | 25 | |
| 8 | M | 13 | Laminae | S3 | Local pain | 7 | 0 | Day 1 | No | 24 |
| 9 | F | 12 | Laminae | Th8 | Local pain/scoliosis | 8 | 0 | Day 3 | No | 20 |
| 10 | F | 25 | Pedicle | L4 | Local pain | 10 | 7 | Yes | 18 | |
| 11 | F | 21 | Laminae | L5 | Local/radicular pain | 9 | 0 | Day 1 | No | 18 |
| 12 | M | 14 | Laminae | Th1 | Local pain | 8 | 0 | Day 1 | No | 12 |
| 13 | M | 20 | Laminae | S1 | Local pain | 7 | 0 | Day 1 | No | 6 |
| 7M/6F: mean age, 19.3 years | Mean BP VAS score, 8.6 | |||||||||
AP, after procedure; BP, before procedure; C, cervical; F, female; L, lumbar; M, male; RF, radiofrequency; Th, thoracic; VAS, visual analogue scale.