title: Water-cooled radiofrequency: a neuroablative or a neuromodulatory modality with broader applications?
abstract: We report the successful use of water-cooled radiofrequency where more traditional forms of neuroablation-conventional and pulsed radiofrequency-had failed to achieve adequate pain relief. We also discuss the mechanism of neural damage with water cooled radiofrequency and discuss why this technique may have a broader role in the management of a wide array of pain syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University, Chicago, Il 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: Honorio T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Benzon
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Walega