FactFinders for patient safety: Understanding potential procedure-related complications: RFN/multifidus atrophy, intradiscal biologics, and facet cyst rupture
Nguyen M, Saffarian M, Smith C, Holder E, Lee H, Marshall B, Mattie R, Patel J, Schneider B, McCormick Z, Committee S. FactFinders for patient safety: Understanding potential procedure-related complications: RFN/multifidus atrophy, intradiscal biologics, and facet cyst rupture. Interventional Pain Medicine 2023, 2: 100248. PMID: 39238672, PMCID: PMC11372888, DOI: 10.1016/j.inpm.2023.100248.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsLumbar medial branch radiofrequency neurotomyPotential procedure-related complicationsProcedure-related complicationsMultifidus atrophyCyst ruptureHigh-quality prospective studiesMedial branch radiofrequency neurotomyNerve root compressionRisk of complicationsReports of complicationsCross-sectional imagingRadiofrequency neurotomyRoot compressionProspective studyIntradiscal injectionBiologic interventionsClinical relevanceComplicationsLarger sample sizeAtrophyNatural historyPatient safetyAvailable evidenceComparison groupBiologics