Successful relief of hip joint pain by percutaneous radiofrequency nerve thermocoagulation in a patient with contraindications for hip arthroplasty

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 173-175

  Fukui, S ^a   Nosaka, S ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Femoral nerve; Obturator nerve; Percutaneous radiofrequency thermocoagulation

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; LIDOCAINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP DISEASE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LYMPHEDEMA; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBTURATOR NERVE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RATING SCALE; THERMOCOAGULATION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING AID;

EID: 0034807716     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005400170023     Document Type: Article

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