Percutaneous facet coagulation: Indication, technique, results, and complications

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 119-134

  Jerosch, J ^a   Castro, W H M ^a   Lilenqvist, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKACHE; BLOOD CLOTTING; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030029114     PISSN: 10423680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1042-3680(18)30411-x     Document Type: Review

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