Percutaneous pulsed radiofrequency in the treatment of cervical and lumbar radicular pain

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-65

  Chao, Shao Ching ^a   Lee, Hsu Tung ^a   Kao, Ting Hsien ^a   Yang, Meng Yin ^a   Tsuei, Yuang Seng ^a   Shen, Chiung Chyi ^a   Tsou, Hsi Kai ^a,b  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Division of Neurosurgery   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Percutaneous pulsed radiofrequency; Radicular pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADICULAR PAIN; RADIOFREQUENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL PAIN; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45549091004     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2007.05.046     Document Type: Article

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