Role of the sinu-vertebral nerve in low back pain and anatomical basis of therapeutic implications

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 366-370

  Raoul, S ^a   Faure, A ^b   Robert, R ^b   Rogez, J M ^a   Hamel, O ^b   Cuillere P ^c   Le Borgne, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^c CHU de Nantes   (France)

Author keywords

Anatomical study; Lumbar spine; Sinu vertebral nerve; Sympathetic innervation

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DURA MATER; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVE TRACT; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

EID: 12444327262     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-002-0084-8     Document Type: Article

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