title: Radiofrequency ablation of a spinal osteoid osteoma: low heat-load technique.
abstract: The present report describes successful radiofrequency ablation of a small osteoid osteoma in the second lumbar (L2) pedicle of a 10-year-old boy who had been experiencing several months of back pain. The lesion had no cortical bone separation from the spinal canal contents and was positioned immediately adjacent to a synovial facet joint. Treatment involved a low heat-load technique to avoid damage to nearby sensitive structures. The adjacent epidural space was monitored for temperature increase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Verdun St, Nedlands, Perth, WA 6009, Australia. deryck.foulner@health.wa.gov.au
authors.forename: Deryck
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Foulner
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome