Radiofrequency treatment of sacroiliac joint-related pain aimed at the first three sacral dorsal rami: A minimal approach

Pain Clinic

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 139-146

  Buijs, Evert J ^a,b   Kamphuis, Ed T ^a   Groen, Gerbrand J ^b  

^a GELRE HOSPITALS   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Radiofrequency; Sacroiliac joint

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENERVATION; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN; PALPATION; PROVOCATION TEST; RADIOFREQUENCY; SACROILIAC JOINT; SACROILIAC JOINT RELATED PAIN SYNDROME; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 3042738172     PISSN: 01691112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156856904774134334     Document Type: Article

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