Table 2. Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form mean pain scores and opioid requirements at baseline and after treatment.
Baseline | Week 1 | Month 3 | |
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Worst pain (0–10) | |||
RFA | 7.8 | 5.4 | 2.7 |
I125 seed | 7.7 | 6.1 | 2.8 |
Average pain (0–10) | |||
RFA | 5.7 | 3.6 | 1.7 |
I125 seed | 5.6 | 4.4 | 1.8 |
Pain interference (0–100) | |||
RFA | 6.4 | 4.7 | 2.5 |
I125 seed | 6.4 | 5.4 | 2.7 |
Pain relief (0–10) | |||
RFA | 45 | 71 | 82 |
I125 seed | 47 | 64 | 82 |
Morphine-equivalent dose | |||
RFA | 103 | 107 | 42 |
I125 seed | 101 | 95 | 46 |