{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,9]],"date-time":"2026-06-09T17:00:43Z","timestamp":1781024443462,"version":"3.54.1"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Indian Orthopaedic Research Group","issue":"6","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Jocr"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"abstract":"<jats:p>Introduction: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive technique for the treatment of benign bone tumours, offering pain relief and lesion control with minimal morbidity. However, prospective Indian data on clinicoradiological outcomes remain sparse. This study aimed to evaluate pain reduction, functional recovery, and radiological healing following RFA in benign bone tumours.\n\nMaterials and Methods: This prospective study included 25 patients with symptomatic benign bone tumours who underwent percutaneous RFA under spinal anaesthesia between 2017 and 2020. RFA was performed under C-arm or computed tomography (CT) guidance. Pain was assessed using the visual analogue scale (VAS) and functional outcome through the Musculoskeletal Tumour Society (MSTS) score at baseline, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, and 6 months. Imaging follow-up with X-ray, CT, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evaluated lesion size and marrow oedema. Statistical significance was set at P &lt; 0.05.\n\nResults: The mean pre-procedural VAS score was 7.44 \u00b1 0.3, which reduced to 0.68 at 6 months (P &lt; 0.05). MSTS scores improved from a baseline of 28.73\u201335 (maximum) by the 3rd week and remained stable thereafter. Radiologically, the mean lesion diameter decreased from 1.67 cm to 0.95 cm at 3 months (P = 0.005). Complete lesion resolution on CT was observed in 83.3% at 6 months and 95.8% at 9 months. MRI demonstrated resolution of marrow oedema in 96% of cases. Minor complications included two superficial burns and one recurrence requiring surgical curettage. There were no infections, fractures, or significant adverse events.\n\nConclusion: RFA is a safe and effective outpatient procedure for benign bone tumours, providing rapid and sustained pain relief, excellent functional outcomes, and high rates of radiological resolution. These results affirm RFA as a valuable alternative to surgical excision in appropriately selected cases. Larger studies are warranted to validate these findings and explore long-term outcomes.\n\nKeywords: Radiofrequency ablation, bone neoplasms, treatment outcome, pain measurement, tomography, X-ray computed.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.13107\/jocr.2026.v16.i06.7414","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,9]],"date-time":"2026-06-09T16:31:15Z","timestamp":1781022675000},"page":"168-173","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Clinicoradiological Outcomes after Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Benign Bone Tumors: A Prospective Observational Study"],"prefix":"10.13107","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Vinay","family":"Kumar","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, Central Institute of Orthopaedics, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Loveneesh G","family":"Krishna","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, Central Institute of Orthopaedics, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ashish","family":"Rustagi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, Central Institute of Orthopaedics, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Navdeep Singh","family":"Keer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sports Injury Centre, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rajat Kumar","family":"Yadav","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ishaan","family":"Siwach","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"5271","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"container-title":["Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports"],"original-title":[],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,9]],"date-time":"2026-06-09T16:31:16Z","timestamp":1781022676000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/jocr.co.in\/wp\/2026\/06\/clinicoradiological-outcomes-after-percutaneous-radiofrequency-ablation-of-benign-bone-tumors-a-prospective-observational-study\/"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"6","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.13107\/jocr.2026.v16.i06.7414","relation":{},"ISSN":["2321-3817"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2321-3817","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026]]}}}