The efficiency of pulsed radiofrequency application on L5 and L6 dorsal roots in rabbits developing neuropathic pain

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-15

  Aksu, Recep ^a   Uǧur, Fatih ^a   Bicer, Cihangir ^a   Menkü, Ahmet ^b   Güler, Gülen ^a   Madenoǧlu, Halit ^a   Canpolat, Dilek Günay ^a   Boyaci, Adem ^a  

^a Department of Anesthesiology ^*  (Turkey)

^b ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT; HOT PLATE TEST; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE INJURY; NERVE LIGATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY; RABBIT; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SCIATIC NERVE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RABBITS; RADIO WAVES; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74549189374     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181c76c21     Document Type: Article

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