Spinal cord stimulation for treatment of meralgia paresthetica

Pain Physician

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 315-318

  Barna, Steven A ^a   Hu, M Melvin ^a   Buxo, Carlos ^a   Trella, Jason ^a   Cosgrove, G Rees ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve; Meralgia paresthetica; Neuropathy; Spinal cord stimulation; Spinal cord stimulator

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; CLONAZEPAM; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; GABAPENTIN; HYDROCODONE; IBUPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NORTRIPTYLINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; ROFECOXIB; TOPIRAMATE; VALDECOXIB;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LIMB PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MERALGIA PARESTHETICA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SKIN NERVE; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23644432066     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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