Interpreting the MINT Randomized Trials Evaluating Radiofrequency Ablation for Lumbar Facet and Sacroiliac Joint Pain: A Call From ASRA for Better Education, Study Design, and Performance

Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2018 Jan;43(1):68-71. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000699.
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MeSH terms

  • Arthralgia / diagnosis
  • Arthralgia / physiopathology
  • Arthralgia / surgery*
  • Catheter Ablation* / adverse effects
  • Denervation / adverse effects
  • Denervation / methods*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / methods*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / standards
  • Humans
  • Low Back Pain / diagnosis
  • Low Back Pain / physiopathology
  • Low Back Pain / surgery*
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / physiopathology
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / surgery*
  • Pain Measurement
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / methods*
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / standards
  • Research Design* / standards
  • Sacroiliac Joint / physiopathology
  • Sacroiliac Joint / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Zygapophyseal Joint / physiopathology
  • Zygapophyseal Joint / surgery*