Diagnosis of facet joint pain and prediction of success and failure for cervical facet radiofrequency denervation

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-82

  Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^a,b   Singh, Vijay ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

^c Pain Diagnostics Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ANALGESIA; ARTHRALGIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENERVATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LETTER; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARTHRALGIA; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENERVATION; HUMANS; NECK PAIN; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 60749089734     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181926a7d     Document Type: Letter

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