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Cooled radiofrequency ablation provides extended clinical utility in the management of chronic sacroiliac joint pain: 12-month follow-up results from the observational phase of a randomized, multicenter, comparative-effectiveness crossover study.

Regional anesthesia and pain medicine·June 5, 2026·PMID 40089310

Why it matters

Provides long-term comparative-effectiveness data for CRFA in SIJ pain, supporting its role as a durable, non-surgical option for patients who fail conservative care.

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