Clinical Atudy of Spinal Nerve Target Pulse Radiofrequency Combined with Posterior Branch Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation for the Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation
Objective:To explore the clinical efficacy of spinal nerve target pulse radiofrequency combined with posterior branch radiofrequency thermocoagulation on the treatment of lumbar disc herniation(LDH).Methods:100 LDH patients from January 2022 to June 2023 were randomly divided into observation group(50 cases,spinal nerve target pulsed radio-frequency combined with spinal nerve posterior branch radiofrequency thermocoagulation group)and control group(50 cases,spinal nerve target pulsed radiofrequency group).Both groups of patients were followed up for 3 months after treatment,and visual analogue scale(VAS)scores,Oswestry disability index(ODI),Japanese orthopedic association(JOA)scores were measured before and at 3 d,1 week,1 month,and 3 months after radiofrequency treatment,impro-ving the efficacy evaluation of MacNab and using far-infrared thermal imaging parameters 1 week after treatment as the evaluation criteria for efficacy.Results:The VAS scores of the observation group were significantly lower than those of the control group at 3 d and 1 week after surgery,with signif-icant differences(P<0.05).The ODI and JOA scores were significantly better than those of the control group,with sig-nificant differences(P<0.05).The VAS scores,ODI scores,and JOA scores of the two groups gradually approached the same level at 1 month and 3 months after surgery,and the difference was not statistically significant(P>0.05).The Mac-Nab efficacy evaluation at 3 months after surgery showed that the total effective rate of the observation group(96%)was significantly higher than that of the control group(88%)(P<0.05).The observation group showed a significant improvement in lower back temperature compared to the control group 1 week after surgery,with a statistical difference(P<0.05).Conclusion:Digital subtraction angiography(DSA)guided radiofrequency modulation of spinal nerve target pulse combined with radiofrequency thermocoagulation of posterior branch of spinal nerve has a significant efficacy on the treatment of lumbar disc herniationwith Qi stagnation and blood stasis,which can effectively relieve the pain symptoms of patients'waist and lower limbs in the early stage,improve the quality of life of patients,and has good clinical application value.
lumbar disc herniationpulse radiofrequencyposterior branch of spinal nerveinfrared thermographyradio-frequency thermocoagulation