Special techniques in pain management: Lysis of adhesions

Anesthesiology Clinics of North America

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 745-766

  Viesca, Carlos O ^a   Racz, Gabor B ^a   Day, Miles R ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; STEROID;

ADHESION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDURAL DECOMPRESSIVE NEUROPLASTY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LYSIS; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NEUROSURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0346732946     PISSN: 08898537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8537(03)00088-9     Document Type: Review

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