RFA provides sustained pain relief in osteoid osteoma patients

April 4, 2008 RFA provides sustained pain relief in osteoid osteoma patients Shalmali Pal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CT-guided radiofrequency ablation offers long-term pain reduction in patients with osteoid osteoma, making it a viable alternative to open surgery, according to researchers from Seoul. "Surgery is considered if pain persists, but open surgical excision is known to have high morbidity and recurrence is not uncommon," said Dr. Ki Sun Sung, Ph.D., and colleagues from Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine and Samsung Medical Center.

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