Sensory stimulation-guided sacroiliac joint radiofrequency neurotomy: Technique based on neuroanatomy of the dorsal sacral plexus

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 2419-2425

  Yin, Way ^a,d   Willard, Frank ^b   Carreiro, Jane ^b   Dreyfuss, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^c WA Interventional Spine Assoc   (United States)

^d Intervent Med Assoc Bellingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Back pain; Injection; Radiofrequency; Sacroiliac joint; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; NERVE TRANSECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SACROILIAC JOINT; SENSORY STIMULATION; THERMOCOAGULATION;

ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACROILIAC JOINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142041471     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000085360.03758.C3     Document Type: Article

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