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- 2019
Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of the Sinuvertebral Nerve in an Olympian with a Left L5 Pedicle/Pars Interarticularis Fracture–Associated Left L5-S1 Disk DesiccationDOI: 10.1016/j.wnsx.2019.100032 Keywords: Back pain, Endoscopic spine surgery, Pars interarticularis fracture, Radiofrequency ablation, Sinuvertebral nerve Abstract: Irritation of the sinuvertebral nerve by a posterior or posterolateral disk desiccation can cause somatic referred pain that can mimic a lumbar radiculopathy. We present a case of a patient presenting with this condition and the positive result in pain improvement after endoscopic radiofrequency ablation of the sinuvertebral nerve
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