Intradiscal electrothermal therapy in the treatment of discogenic low back pain

Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 217-222

  Eckel, Timothy S ^a   Ortiz, A Orlando ^a,b  

^a ANNE ARUNDEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE;

CATHETERIZATION; CHRONIC PAIN; DISKOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTRADISCAL ELECTROTHERMAL THERAPY; LIQUORRHEA; LOW BACK PAIN; NERVE ROOT INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0037000450     PISSN: 10892516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/tvir.2002.36430     Document Type: Review

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