Intradiscal electrothermal therapy used to manage chronic discogenic low back pain: New directions and interventions

Spine

Volumn 27, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 2621-2626

  Wetzel, F Todd ^a   McNally, Thomas A ^a   Phillips, Frank M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Discography; IDET; Lumbar pain; Minimally invasive

Indexed keywords

ANNULOPLASTY; CHRONIC PAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; LOW BACK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIALS; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037112214     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200211150-00043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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