Radiofrequency denervation of lumbar facet joints in the treatment of chronic low back pain: A randomized, double-blind, sham lesion-controlled trial

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 335-344

  Van Wijk, Roelof M A W ^a,b,f   Geurts, Jos W M ^a,c   Wynne, Herman J ^d   Hammink, Edwin ^a   Buskens, Erik ^a   Lousberg, Richel ^e   Knape, Johannes T A ^a   Groen, Gerbrand J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^c RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

^f ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Facet joints; Low back pain; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPRENORPHINE; CODEINE; DICLOFENAC; IBUPROFEN; NAPROXEN; PARACETAMOL; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS; DENERVATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RADIO WAVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 21144456989     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ajp.0000120792.69705.c9     Document Type: Article

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