Prague Med. Rep. 2021, 122, 278-284

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2021.25

Evaluation of the Effect of Radiofrequency Denervation on Quality of Life of Patients with Facet Joint Syndrome by Oswestry Disability Index Score and Visual Analogue Scale Score

Zafer Gündoğdu1, Mesut Öterkuş2, Ümit Karatepe3

1Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Elazığ Medical Park Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey
2Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Faculty of Medicine, Malatya Turgut Özal University, Malatya, Turkey
3Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Elazığ Fethi Sekin City Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey

Received April 13, 2021
Accepted October 20, 2021

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