Cervical discography: Clinical implications from 12 years of experience

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1382-1389

  Grubb, Stephen A ^a   Kelly, Carol K ^a  

^a PA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical discography; Cervical pathology; Complications; Pain distribution

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISKOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHEST PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0034212475     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200006010-00010     Document Type: Article

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