Case of the Month

Symptoms: 68 year-old male with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, limited hip range of motion, and hip pain ranging from 5-9 out of 10 depending on activity.

Diagnosis: OsteoCool radiofreqency ablation. Now pain free with rest at 3 days, one week, one month, and three months. Pain with walking ranges from 2-5 out of 10 at all time points.

Dr's Levy and Bagla on RFA

Radiofrequency Ablation for the Palliative Treatment of Bone Metastases: Outcomes from the Multicenter OsteoCool Tumor Ablation Post-Market Study (OPuS One Study) in 100 Patients A