Lumbar facet syndrome: Diagnosis and treatment by a percutaneous radiofrequency coagulation technique: Revised methodology

Neurosurgery Quarterly

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 209-231

  Ray, Charles D ^a,b,c  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Radionics Inc ^*  (United States)

^c Radionics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Facet arthralgia; Low back back; Lumbar facet syndrome; Percutaneous radiofrequency coagulation; Zygapophyseal joints

Indexed keywords

ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD CLOTTING; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JOINT DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE SPASM; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032774549     PISSN: 10506438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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