Percutaneous radiofrequency lesioning of sensory branches of the obturator and femoral nerves for the treatment of non-operable hip pain

Pain Physician

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 499-502

  Malik, Atif ^a   Simopolous, Thomas ^a   Elkersh, Mohamed ^a   Aner, Musa ^a   Bajwa, Zahid H ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hip joint pain; Radiofrequency of the sensory branches of the obturator and femoral nerves

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHADONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; TRAMADOL; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HIP; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OBTURATOR NERVE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADICULOPATHY; RADIOFREQUENCY; RISK FACTOR; SENSORY NERVE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0344393512     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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