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They were divided into groups according to the surgical procedures applied. Group 1 included 26 patients who underwent radiofrequency ablation only, and group 2 included 40 patients who underwent vertebroplasty with radiofrequency ablation. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging were performed in all patients pre-operation. The patients were followed for at least 6\u2009months. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed at the end of the 6th month in neurologically stable patients. The metastatic lesion, pain, and quality of life were evaluated with Visual Analog Scale and Oswestry Disability Survey before and after the procedure.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The mean VAS score before the procedure was 8.3\u2009\u00b1\u20091.07 in the RFA group, and a statistically significant difference was observed in VAS scores at all post-procedural measurement time-points (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u20090.001). The pain scores decreased at a rate of 58.8 and 69.6% of patients showed significant improvements in the QoL in the RFA-only group. The mean VAS score was 7.44\u2009\u00b1\u20091.06 in group RFA\u2009+\u2009VP before the procedure; the difference in the mean VAS scores was statistically significant at all measurement time-points after the procedure (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u20090.001). The mean pre-treatment Oswestry Index (to assess the QoL) was 78.50% in the RFA\u2009+\u2009VP group, which improved to 14.2% after treatment.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Ablation + vertebroplasty performed to control palliative pain and prevent tumor spread in patients with painful vertebral metastasis is more successful than vertebroplasty performed alone.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12891-021-04799-0","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,29]],"date-time":"2021-10-29T13:03:32Z","timestamp":1635512612000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":20,"title":["Role of radiofrequency ablation and cement injection for pain control in patients with spinal metastasis"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"22","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9394-5828","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Serhat","family":"Yildizhan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7329-2102","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mehmet Gazi","family":"Boyaci","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7494-0335","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Usame","family":"Rakip","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9432-5399","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Adem","family":"Aslan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7740-196X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ihsan","family":"Canbek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"4799_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"537","DOI":"10.1016\/s0030-5898(05)70173-5","volume":"31","author":"JM Salmon","year":"2000","unstructured":"Salmon JM, Kilpatrick SE. 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