rhizotomy (radiofrequency thermocoagulation)

Indications

• trigeminal neuralgia
• chronic back pain & muscle spasms
• facet rhizotomy may provide lasting low back pain relief by disabling the sensory nerve at the facet joint

Procedure

• surgical procedure to sever nerve roots in the spinal cord
• radiofrequency thermocoagulation.

More general terms

• general surgery

More specific terms

• laminectomy with rhizotomy