Percutaneous pulsed radiofrequency applied to the L-2 dorsal root ganglion for treatment of chronic low-back pain: 3-Year experience - Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 190-196

  Tsou, Hsi Kai ^a,b,c,d   Chao, Shao Ching ^a   Wang, Chao Jan ^e   Chen, Hsien Te ^f   Shen, Chiung Chyi ^a   Lee, Hsu Tung ^a   Tsuei, Yuang Seng ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Division of Neurosurgery   (Taiwan)

^c FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d JEN TEH JUNIOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^e Wei Gong Memorial Hospital   (Taiwan)

^f CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; L 2 dorsal root ganglion; Percutaneous pulsed radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIOFREQUENCY; SPINAL GANGLION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LEG; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIO WAVES; SACRUM; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76149085540     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.9.SPINE08946     Document Type: Article

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