Intradiscal electrothermal therapy (IDET) for chronic low back pain in active-duty soldiers: 2-year follow-up

Spine Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 502-509

  Freedman, Brett A ^a,b   Cohen, Steven P ^a   Kuklo, Timothy R ^a   Lehman, Ronald A ^a   Larkin, Peter ^a   Giuliani, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Degenerative disc disease; Discogenic; IDET; Intradiscal electrothermal therapy; Low back pain; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRADISCAL ELECTROTHERMAL THERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOLDIER; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242319082     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2003.07.010     Document Type: Article

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