Prospective Case Series Evaluating the Efficacy of Radiofrequency Ablation With Stryker Venom Technology in the Treatment of Lumbar Facet Joint Pain.

Pain medicine case reports Pub Date : 2025-06-01

Emily A Panteli, Aaron K Calodney

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Background: Lumbar facet joint (FJ) arthropathy is a common source of low back pain (LBP). This study assesses the efficacy of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) using Stryker's MultiGen 2 RF Generator combined with the Venom 18G cannula and electrode system for treating FJ-mediated LBP.

Case report: In this prospective, single-center case series, patients obtaining ≥ 80% improvement in pain after 2 medial branch blocks underwent RFA. Follow-ups were 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-month post-RFA. Outcomes were the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), medications consumed, and adverse events (AEs). Nineteen patients were treated with RFA. Mean VAS, ODI, and RMDQ scores significantly decreased one-month postprocedure, and improvements were sustained to 12 months post-RFA. Patients' analgesic consumption remained stable. No procedure- or device-related AEs occurred.

Conclusions: This study highlights the effectiveness of RFA for treating FJ-mediated LBP. Significant improvements were observed rapidly and were sustained for the entire study.

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评估Stryker蛇毒技术射频消融治疗腰椎小关节疼痛疗效的前瞻性病例系列。

背景：腰椎小关节（FJ）关节病是腰痛（LBP）的常见原因。本研究利用Stryker公司的MultiGen 2射频发生器联合Venom 18G导管和电极系统，评估射频消融（RFA）治疗fj介导的LBP的疗效。病例报告：在这个前瞻性的单中心病例系列中，患者在接受2次内侧分支阻滞后疼痛改善≥80%。随访时间分别为rfa后1、3、6、12个月。结果包括视觉模拟量表（VAS）、Oswestry残疾指数（ODI）、Roland-Morris残疾问卷（RMDQ）、药物消耗和不良事件（ae）。19例患者接受RFA治疗。平均VAS、ODI和RMDQ评分在术后1个月显著下降，改善持续到rfa后12个月。患者镇痛药用量保持稳定。没有发生与过程或设备相关的ae。结论：本研究强调了RFA治疗fj介导的LBP的有效性。观察到显著的改善很快，并在整个研究中持续。

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