Alternative approach to needle placement in spinal cord stimulator trial/implantation

Pain Physician

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-53

  Zhu, Jie ^a   Falco, Frank ^a,b,c   Onyewu, C Obi ^a   Joesphson, Youssef ^b,c   Vesga, Renato ^a   Jari, Rajesh ^b,c  

^a Mid Atlantic Spine and Pain Physicians   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural access; Loss of resistance; Lumbar radicular symptoms of lower limbs; Neuromodulation; Posterior column stimulator; Spinal cord stimulator

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDURAL SPACE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEUROMODULATION; PATIENT SAFETY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANALGESIA; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; NEEDLES; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 79251578320     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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