Nonendoscopic Nd-YAG 1064 nm PLDN in the treatment of thoracic discogenic pain syndromes

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 61-66

  Hellinger, Johannes ^a,c   Stern, Stefan ^b   Hellinger, Stefan ^a  

^a Nova Med Hospital   (Germany)

^b Orthopedic Pain Center   (Germany)

^c Orthopedics Rheumatology   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL LABORATORIES; ENDOSCOPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING;

THORACIC DISCOGENIC PAIN;

LASER SURGERY;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR SPINE; LUNG INFECTION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEODYMIUM LASER; NOCICEPTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; THORACIC DISCOGENIC PAIN SYNDROME; THORAX PAIN; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 0037627266     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/104454703765035475     Document Type: Article

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