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Sacroiliac Joint Radiofrequency Ablation

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Radiofrequency ablation has been used as a treatment option for pain originating from the sacroiliac joint. This chapter describes the anatomical rationale for this procedure and an approach to performing radiofrequency ablation of the sacroiliac joint under ultrasound.

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada

    Eldon Loh

  2. Parkwood Institute, St. Joseph’s Health Care London, London, ON, Canada

    Eldon Loh

  3. Central Alberta Pain & Rehabilitation Institute, Lacombe, AB, Canada

    Robert S. Burnham

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  1. Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto Western Hopsital and Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Philip Peng

  2. Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Roderick Finlayson

  3. Madi Pain Management Center, Jeonju, Korea (Republic of)

    Sang Hoon Lee

  4. Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto Western Hopsital and Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Anuj Bhatia

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Loh, E., Burnham, R.S. (2020). Sacroiliac Joint Radiofrequency Ablation. In: Peng, P., Finlayson, R., Lee, S., Bhatia, A. (eds) Ultrasound for Interventional Pain Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18371-4_16

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18371-4_16

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