Percutaneous pulsed radiofrequency treatment of the cervical dorsal root ganglion in the treatment of chronic cervical pain syndromes: A clinical audit

Neuromodulation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 6-14

  Van Zundert, J ^a,b   Lame I E ^a   De Louw, A ^a   Jansen, J ^a   Kessels, F ^a   Patijn, J ^a   Van Kleef, M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chronic cervical pain syndrome; Clinical audit; Dorsal root ganglion; Pulsed radiofrequency treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; NEURITIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; RADIOFREQUENCY; RATING SCALE; SPINAL GANGLION;

EID: 0038207699     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1403.2003.03001.x     Document Type: Article

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