Radiofrequency Medial Branch Neurotomy in Litigant and Nonlitigant Patients With Cervical Whiplash

Abstract

These results demonstrate that the potential for secondary gain in patients who have cervical facet arthropathy as a result of a whiplash injury does not influence response to treatment. These data contradict the common notion that litigation promotes malingering. This study also confirms the efficacy of radiofrequency medial branch neurotomy in the treatment of traumatic cervical facet arthropathy.