Role of radiofrequency denervation in lumbar zygapophyseal joint synovitis in baseball pitchers: A clinical experience

Pain Physician

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 307-312

  Vad, Vijay B ^a   Cano, William G ^b   Basrai, Dilshaad ^c   Lutz, Gregory E ^d   Bhat, Atul L ^e  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^e Triangle Orthopaedic Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Facet injection; Facet joint; Lumbar zygapophyseal joint; Radiofrequency denervation; Rehabilitation; Synovitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; HYDROCODONE; IOHEXOL; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ATHLETE; BASEBALL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NERVE BLOCK; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 0042564458     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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