Pulsed Radiofrequency Ablation for Residual and Phantom Limb Pain: A Case Series

Pain Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 485-491

  West, Matt ^a,b   Wu, Hong ^a,b  

^a Assoc in Phys Med and Rehab   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Pain control; Phantom limb pain; Pulsed radiofrequency ablation; Residual limb pain

Indexed keywords

DULOXETINE; GABAPENTIN; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL PLUS TRAMADOL; PREGABALIN; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONSTIPATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DROWSINESS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EVENING DOSAGE; HUMAN; LIMB PAIN; MALE; MORNING DOSAGE; NEUROMA; PHANTOM PAIN; PROSTHESIS; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RESIDUAL LIMB PAIN; SEDATION; SENSORY STIMULATION; SIDE EFFECT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 78149480101     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2009.00353.x     Document Type: Article

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