Spinal cord stimulation in critical limb ischemia of the lower extremities: Personal experience

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 1 SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 46-52

  Sciacca, V ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0041926617     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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