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Clinical long-term outcome, technical success, and cost analysis of radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of osteoblastomas and spinal osteoid osteomas in comparison to open surgical resection

ObjectiveTo assess the clinical success and costs of computed tomography (CT)-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of osteoblastoma (OB) and spinal osteoid osteoma (OO).Materials and methodsNineteen patients with OB and eight patients with spinal OO were treated with CT-guided RFA. The OBs were loca...

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Main Authors: Weber, Marc-André (Author) , Sprengel, Simon David (Author) , Omlor, Georg (Author) , Lehner, Burkhard (Author) , Wiedenhöfer, Bernd (Author) , Kauczor, Hans-Ulrich (Author) , Rehnitz, Christoph (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: July 2015
In: Skeletal radiology
Year: 2015, Volume: 44, Issue: 7, Pages: 981-993
ISSN:1432-2161
DOI:10.1007/s00256-015-2139-z
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00256-015-2139-z
Verlag, Volltext: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00256-015-2139-z
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Author Notes:Marc-André Weber, Simon David Sprengel, Georg W. Omlor, Burkhard Lehner, Bernd Wiedenhöfer, Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Christoph Rehnitz
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Summary:ObjectiveTo assess the clinical success and costs of computed tomography (CT)-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of osteoblastoma (OB) and spinal osteoid osteoma (OO).Materials and methodsNineteen patients with OB and eight patients with spinal OO were treated with CT-guided RFA. The OBs were localized in the extremities (n = 10), the vertebral column (n = 2), and (juxta-)articular (n = 7). Dedicated procedural techniques included three-dimensional CT-guided access planning in all cases, overlapping RFA needle positions (median, two positions; range, 1-6 RF-electrode positions) within the OB nidus (multiple ablation technique, n = 15), and thermal protection in case of adjacent neural structure in four spinal OO. The data of eight operated OB and ten operated spinal OO patients were used for comparison. Long-term success was assessed by clinical examination and using a questionnaire sent to all operated and RFA-treated patients including visual analogue scales (VAS) regarding the effect of RFA on severity of pain and limitations of daily activities (0-10, with 0 = no pain/limitation up to 10 = maximum or most imaginable pain/limitation).ResultsAll patients had a clear and persistent pain reduction until the end of follow-up. The mean VAS score for all spinal OO patients and all OB patients treated either with RFA or with surgical excision significantly decreased for severity of pain at night, severity of pain during the day, and both for limitations of daily and of sports activities.ConclusionsRFA is an efficient method for treating OB and spinal OO and should be regarded as the first-line therapy after interdisciplinary individual case discussion.
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ISSN:1432-2161
DOI:10.1007/s00256-015-2139-z

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