Many chronic pains can be debilitating, apart from being uncomfortable. One such condition is Trigeminal neuralgia - a ...

These procedures include but are not limited to selective dorsal rhizotomy, soft tissue releases, tendon lengthening, capsulotomy, fasciotomy, osteotomy, tenotomy, and spinal fusion (Dzienkowski ...

Although it is very effective it requires craniotomy (open surgery). It can damage nearby structures like auditory nerve. 2. Lesioning procedures Percutaneous radiofrequency rhizotomy uses heat by ...

Dorsal root ganglion is an entity of its own. Partial rhizotomy of the DRG is not intended to treat axial back pain, deafferantion pain or sympathetically maintained pain, such as complex regional ...