Peripheral nerve vein wrapping for intractable lower extremity pain

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 492-500

  Easley, Mark E ^b   Schon, Lew C ^a  

^a Union Memorial Orthopedics and Sports Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; LEG PAIN; MALE; NERVE SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034046344     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070002100608     Document Type: Article

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