Successful treatment of meralgia paresthetica with pulsed radiofrequency of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve

Pain Physician

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 881-885

  Philip, Cyril N ^a   Candido, Kenneth D ^a,b   Joseph, Ninos J ^a   Crystal, George J ^a,b  

^a ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve; Meralgia paresthetica; Pulsed radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CELECOXIB; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCODONE; PREGABALIN;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LIMB DYSESTHESIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MERALGIA PARESTHETICA; NEUROMODULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY; SKIN NERVE; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; CATHETER ABLATION; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PARESTHESIA; PELVIS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SKIN; SPINAL FUSION; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70449659525     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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