Pulsed radiofrequency treatment of articular branches of the obturator and femoral nerves for management of hip joint pain

Pain Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 341-344

  Wu, Hong ^a   Groner, John ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Articular branches; Hip joint; Obturator and femoral nerves; Pain reduction; Pulsed radiofrequency treatment

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HIP; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NERVE BLOCK; OBTURATOR NERVE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; THERAPY EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBTURATOR NERVE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PAIN, INTRACTABLE;

EID: 36348997129     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2007.00151.x     Document Type: Article

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