Patient (No.) | Age/Sex (yr) | Anatomic Site | Nidus Size (mm) | Distancea (mm) | Ablation Time (min:sec) | Articulation | Wattage | Follow-Up (mo) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1b | 32/M | C5 lateral mass | 8 × 7 × 5 | 5 | 6:09 | Yes | 3 and 5 | 27 |
2 | 16/M | C7 transverse process | 10 × 8 × 7 | 1 | 5:23 | Yes | 3 and 5 | 26 |
3 | 15/F | L2 superior articular process | 10 × 9 × 9 | 2 | 1:55 | Yes | 3 and 5 | 23 |
4 | 6/M | C7 superior articular process | 13 × 9 × 8 | 0 | 5:41 | No | 3 and 5 | 19 |
5 | 13/M | T10 pedicle | 19 × 15 × 13 | 0 | 9:04 | No | 3 and 5 | 11 |
6 | 18/F | L2 vertebral body | 7 × 6 × 6 | 0 | 9:08 | Yes | 3 and 5 | 6 |
7 | 13/M | C5 superior articular process | 10 × 9 × 7 | 4 | 9:57 | No | 3 and 5 | 1 |
a Shortest distance from the central canal/neuroforamen. A distance of 0 mm indicates that the nidus involved the cortex, compromising the central canal or neuroforamen.
b This patient's data have been previously published.8