Multicenter, randomized, comparative cost-effectiveness study comparing 0, 1, and 2 diagnostic medial branch (Facet Joint Nerve) block treatment paradigms before lumbar facet radiofrequency denervation

Anesthesiology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 395-405

  Cohen, Steven P ^a,b   Williams, Kayode A ^a   Kurihara, Connie ^c   Nguyen, Conner ^d   Shields, Cynthia ^e   Kim, Peter ^f   Griffith, Scott R ^g,h   Larkin, Thomas M ^h   Crooks, Matthew ⁱ   Williams, Necia ^b,h   Morlando, Benny ^c   Strassels, Scott A ^j  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Anesthesia Service   (Germany)

^d LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

^e Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g Walter Reed Army Medical Center   (United States)

^h UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

ⁱ UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENERVATION; DIAGNOSTIC MEDIAL BRANCH BLOCK; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY DENERVATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955174208     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181e33ae5     Document Type: Article

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