The efficacy of radiofrequency lesioning of the cervical spinal dorsal root ganglion in a double blinded randomized study: No difference between 40°C and 67°C treatments

Pain

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 159-163

  Slappendel, Robert ^a   Crul, Ben J P ^b   Braak, Gerard J J ^c   Geurts, Jos W M ^d   Booij, Leo H D J ^b   Voerman, Victor F ^b   De Boo, Theo ^b  

^a SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ST ANNA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cervicobrachialgia; Dorsal root ganglion; Pain; Radiofrequency lesion

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE LESION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL GANGLION; SPINAL ROOT;

ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS; CATHETER ABLATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HEAT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030856105     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(97)00094-8     Document Type: Article

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