Long-term follow-up of patients treated with cervical radiofrequency neurotomy for chronic neck pain

Neurosurgery

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-68

  McDonald, Greg J ^a   Lord, Susan M ^a   Bogduk, Nikolai ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical zygapophysial joint; Neck pain; Radiofrequency neurotomy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NECK PAIN; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033024015     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199907000-00015     Document Type: Article

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