Randomized trial of radiofrequency lumbar facet denervation for chronic low back pain

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 1937-1942

  Van Kleef, Maarten ^a,c   Barendse, Gerard A M ^a   Kessels, Alfons ^b   Voets, Helma M ^a   Weber, Wilhelm E J ^a,c   De Lange, Simon ^a  

^a Pain Management and Research Centre ^*  (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lumbar zygapophysial joint denervation; Radiofrequency; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; DISABILITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENERVATION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033568135     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199909150-00013     Document Type: Article

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