Infra-red thermographic evaluation of spinal cord electrostimulation in patients with chronic pain after failed back surgery

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 379-384

  Devulder, J ^a   Dumoulin, K ^a   De Laat, M ^a   Rolly, G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chronic failed buck surgery syndrome; Infra red thermography; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LAMINECTOMY; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0029745134     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699647302     Document Type: Article

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