Percutaneous intradiscal radio-frequency thermocoagulation in chronic non-specific low back pain

Pain Clinic

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 259-268

  Van Kleef, Maarten ^a   Barendse, Gerard A M ^a   Wilmink, Jan T ^a   Lousberg, Richel ^a   Bulstra, Sjoerd K ^a   Weber, Wim E J ^a   Sluijter, Menno E ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Annulus fibrosis; Intervertebral disc; Low back pain; Radio frequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; THERMOCOAGULATION;

EID: 0030464902     PISSN: 01691112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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