Spinal cord stimulation in complex regional pain syndrome: Cervical and lumbar devices are comparably effective

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 348-353

  Forouzanfar, T ^a   Kemler, M A ^a   Weber, W E J ^a   Kessels, A G H ^a   van Kleef, M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complications, complex regional pain syndrome; Spinal cord, electrical stimulation, cervical; Spinal cord, electrical stimulatoin, lumbar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 1342325076     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh072     Document Type: Article

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