Lumbar intervertebral thermal therapies

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 255-262

  Davis, Timothy T ^a   Sra, Parveen ^a   Fuller, Nicholas ^b   Bae, Hyun ^a  

^a SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ANNULOPLASTY; ARTHRODESIS; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTRADISCAL ELECTROTHERMAL TREATMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0038678173     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-5898(03)00036-1     Document Type: Review

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