Low back pain-related healthcare utilization following intraosseous basivertebral nerve radiofrequency ablation: a pooled analysis from three prospective clinical trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effectiveness and safety of intraosseous basivertebral nerve ablation (BVNA) for treating vertebrogenic pain is established, but low back pain-related healthcare utilization (LBPr-HU) following BVNA continues to be defined.

Methods

LBPr-HU data were pooled from 3 prospective studies. LBPr-HU categories of interest included non-invasive conservative care, opioid utilization, lumbosacral spinal injection (LSI), lumbosacral radiofrequency ablation (LRFA), and lumbosacral spinal surgery. Pre- and post-BVNA LBPr-HU were compared at both 1- and 5-years using McNemar's test for proportions and paired t-tests for means.

Results

Two hundred forty-seven patients received BVNA and had 1-year follow-up; 205 had long-term follow-up (mean of 5.3 ± 1.33 years). Twenty

SUBMITTER: McCormick ZL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10765157 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature