Table 2.
Patient satisfaction with outcomes of radiofrequency neurotomy
| Outcome category | Frequency (n = 56) | % |
|---|---|---|
| Back/neck/leg pain after neurotomy | ||
| Worse than expected | 17 | 30.4 |
| No worse or better | 22 | 39.2 |
| Better than expected | 17 | 30.4 |
| Quality of life | ||
| Great improvement | 7 | 12.5 |
| Moderate improvement | 5 | 8.9 |
| Little improvement | 9 | 16.1 |
| No change | 24 | 42.9 |
| A little worse | 3 | 5.4 |
| Moderately worse | 6 | 10.7 |
| Much worse | 2 | 3.6 |
| Back/neck/leg pain now | ||
| Much better | 5 | 8.9 |
| Somewhat better | 7 | 12.5 |
| What I expected | 8 | 14.3 |
| Somewhat worse | 14 | 25.0 |
| Much worse | 17 | 30.4 |
| No expectation | 5 | 8.9 |
| Satisfaction with back/neck condition | ||
| Extremely dissatisfied | 19 | 33.9 |
| Very dissatisfied | 16 | 28.6 |
| Somewhat dissatisfied | 8 | 14.3 |
| Neutral | 5 | 8.9 |
| Somewhat satisfied | 6 | 10.7 |
| Very satisfied | 1 | 1.8 |
| Extremely satisfied | 1 | 1.8 |
| Retrospectively, would you choose to have neurotomy done again? | ||
| Yes | 30 | 53.6 |
| No | 25 | 44.6 |
| Undecided | 1 | 1.8 |