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To the Editor: Carragee (May 5 issue)¹ states that "radiofrequency ablation . . . was ineffective in one randomized trial" but does not discuss flaws in the methods and procedures of that study.² In his comments on a double-blind, randomized trial reported by van Kleef and colleagues, Carragee notes that radiofrequency "showed a moderate effect . . . which lasted only four weeks" but does not mention that, as compared with the placebo group, the group treated with zygapophyseal joint denervation showed statistically significant improvement at 3, 6, and 12 months.³

Our opinion of minimally invasive treatment options (injections and neuroablation procedures) differs from . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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