Efficacy of pulsed mode radiofrequency lesioning of the suprascapular nerve in chronic shoulder pain secondary to rotator cuff rupture;Rotator kaf ruptürüne baǧli kronik omuz aǧrisi tedavisinde supraskapular sinire pulsed radyofrekans lezyon uygulanmasi

Agri

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 48-52

  Gurbet, Alp ^a   Türker, Gürkan ^a   Bozkurt, Merlin ^a   Keskin, Emrah ^a   Uçkunkaya, Nesimi ^a   Şahin, Şükran ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Radiofrequency; Shoulder pain; Suprascapular nerve

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMEROSCAPULAR PERIARTHRITIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE BLOCK; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RADIOFREQUENCY; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SENSORY STIMULATION; SHOULDER PAIN;

HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RADIO WAVES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25444488998     PISSN: 13000012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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