Articular facets syndrome: Diagnostic grading and treatment options

European Spine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Misaggi, B ^a   Gallazzi, M ^a   Colombo, M ^b   Ferraro, M ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GAETANO PINI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Articular facet syndrome; Low back pain; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

CORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR FACET SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECUBITUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CATHETER ABLATION; CORTISONE; DENERVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 67649173093     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-0987-8     Document Type: Article

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