Phrenic Nerve Injury After Radiofrequency Denervation of the Cervical Medial Branches

Frans Van de Perck; Filiep Soetens; Christophe Lebrun; Arno Lataster; Amaury Verhamme; Jan Van Zundert

doi:10.1111/papr.12398

Phrenic Nerve Injury After Radiofrequency Denervation of the Cervical Medial Branches

Frans Van de Perck^*, Filiep Soetens, Christophe Lebrun, Arno Lataster, Amaury Verhamme, Jan Van Zundert

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Abstract

Radiofrequency denervation of the cervical medial branches is a possible treatment for chronic cervical facet pain syndrome when conservative management has failed. According to the literature, complications after radiofrequency denervation of the cervical medial branches are rare. We report a case of possible phrenic nerve injury after ipsilateral radiofrequency denervation of the cervical medial branches following a posterolateral approach.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	E42-E45
Journal	Pain Practice
Volume	16
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/papr.12398
Publication status	Published - Feb 2016

Keywords

radiofrequency denervation
cervical medial branches
phrenic nerve injury

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