Randomized controlled trial of percutaneous intradiscal radiofrequency thermocoagulation for chronic discogenic back pain: Lack of effect from a 90-second 70 C lesion

Spine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 287-292

  Barendse, Gerard A M ^a   Van Den Berg, Suzanne G M ^a   Kessels, Alfons H F ^a   Weber, Wim E J ^a   Van Kleef, Maarten ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Discogenic low back pain; Percutaneous radiofrequency thermocoagulation; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERMOCOAGULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; DENERVATION; DISKECTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCICEPTORS; SPINAL NERVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035252547     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200102010-00014     Document Type: Article

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