Radiofrequency lesioning of the L2 ramus communicans in managing discogenic low back pain

Pain Physician

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-65

  Simopoulos, Thomas T ^a   Malik, Atif B ^a   Sial, Khuram A ^a   Elkersh, Mohamed ^a   Bajwa, Zahid H ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Discogenic low back pain; Radiofrequency lesioning; Ramus communicans

Indexed keywords

CELECOXIB; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE PLUS PARACETAMOL; GABAPENTIN; HYDROCODONE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHADONE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; ROFECOXIB; STEROID; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROLYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SITTING; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 14944371370     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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