Kryorhizotomy: An alternative technique for lumbar medial branch rhizotomy in lumbar facet syndrome

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 14-20

  Bärlocher, Christian B ^a   Krauss, Joachim K ^a   Seiler, Rolf W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Kryorhizotomy; Kryotherapy; Lumbar facet syndrome; Rhizotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KRYORHITOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RHIZOTOMY; SPINE SURGERY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037220229     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2003.98.1.0014     Document Type: Article

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