<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sancar, Kaya S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Şeref, Çelik</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hamit, Göksu</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Yavuz, Akçaboy E.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Şaziye, Şahin</style></author></authors><secondary-authors></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Does the severity of facet joint osteoarthritis affect facet medial branch radiofrequency thermocoagulation results?</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Neurosciences Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2025</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2025-04-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">144-149</style></pages><doi><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10.17712/nsj.2025.30.4.20240037</style></doi><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">30</style></volume><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Objectives: To assess how facet medial branch radiofrequency thermocoagulation (FMB-RFT) outcomes are affected by severe facet joint osteoarthritis (FJO).Methods: This retrospective study involved 91 individuals with lumbar facet joint disease-related chronic lower back pain (CLBP), all of whom underwent FMB-RFT. The patients were assigned to 3 groups using the Weishaupt facet grading system (WFGS). Pain scores were assessed prior to treatment, as well as at the 1-, 6-, and 12-month marks.Results: Based on the WFGS, 38 of the 91 patients were assigned a grade 1 FJO, 28 a grade 2 FJO, and 25 a grade 3 FJO. The percentage of patients in each group who saw a 50% or greater improvement in their pain scores at 1, 6, and 12 months did not differ significantly.Conclusion: For patients with CLBP, FMB-RFT has been shown to be safe and effective in both the short and long terms. The results from FMB-RFT do not seem to be affected by the severity of FJO.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>