Radiofrequency neurotomy for low back pain: Evidence-based procedural guidelines

Pain Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 129-138

  Hooten, William Michael ^a   Martin, David P ^a   Huntoon, Marc A ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHRALGIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTRODE; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROBABILITY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RHIZOTOMY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

CATHETER ABLATION; DENERVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SPINAL NERVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 17844402950     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2005.05022.x     Document Type: Review

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