Usefulness of pain distribution pattern assessment in decision-making for the patients with lumbar zygapophyseal and sacroiliac joint arthropathy

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1048-1054

  Jung, Jae Hyun ^a   Kim, Hyoung Ihl ^a   Shin, Dong Ah ^b   Shin, Dong Gyu ^a   Lee, Jung Ok ^a   Kim, Hyo Joon ^a   Chung, Ji Hun ^a  

^a Presbyterian Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Low back pain; Radiofrequency neurotomy; Sacroiliac joint; Zygapophyseal joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SACROILIAC JOINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

ADULT; AGED; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SACROILIAC JOINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 38349148648     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2007.22.6.1048     Document Type: Article

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