In vivo measurement of facet joint nitric oxide in patients with chronic low back pain

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1488-1492

  Brisby, Helena ^a,b   Ashley, Helen ^a   Diwan, Ashish D ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Facet joint; In vivo measurement; Low back pain; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPONDYLOSIS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 34250770055     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318067dc97     Document Type: Article

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