A giant herniated disc following intradiscal electrothermal therapy

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 537-541

  Cohen, Steven P ^a,b,c   Larkin, Thomas ^a,b   Polly Jr , David W ^a,b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complication; Discogenic pain; Herniated nucleus pulposus; Internal disc disruption; Intradiscal electrothermal therapy

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; DISKOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROTHERMAL THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULITIS; SOLDIER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; NERVE ROOT; RADICULOPATHY; SPINE FUSION;

EID: 0036901283     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200212000-00020     Document Type: Article

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