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All of them underwent electromyography\/nerve conduction studies before pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) treatment at the DRG, and they were classified according to the electrodiagnostic results as: group 1, no definite finding (normal); group 2, radiculopathy; and group 3, neuropathy. Pain intensity was assessed according to a numeric rating scale score and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) before treatment and at one, three, six, and 12\u2009months after treatment, and successful treatment was defined as a pain score reduction of \u226550% at 12\u2009months, as compared with the pretreatment score.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Pretreatment electrodiagnosis identified 28 patients with no definite findings, 31 patients with radiculopathy, and 23 patients with neuropathy. The patients with neuropathy had less pain relief after treatment than those with no definite findings and those with radiculopathy. The prevalence of pain reduction of at least 50% was lower in the neuropathy group than in the other groups. There was no statistically significant difference in ODI between group.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Outcomes after PRF at the DRG did not show strong differences according to electrodiagnostic findings in FBSS patients with chronic intractable lumbosacral radicular pain.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/pm\/pnz028","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,1,25]],"date-time":"2019-01-25T07:24:26Z","timestamp":1548401066000},"page":"1697-1701","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["The Outcome of Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment According to Electodiagnosis in Patients with Intractable Lumbosacral Radicular Pain"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"20","author":[{"given":"Chan Hong","family":"Park","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Daegu Wooridul Spine 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