Outcomes of Percutaneous Zygapophysial and Sacroiliac Joint Neurotomy in a Community Setting

Pain Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 209-218

  Speldewinde, Geoffrey C ^a  

^a Capital Rehabilitation and Pain Management Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ablation; Back Pain; Facet Joint; Fluoroscopy; Neck (Pain); Outcome Assessment; Persistent Pain; Radiofrequency; Sacroiliac Joint; Zygapophysial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; NERVE SURGERY; NEURALGIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RADIOSURGERY; SACROILIAC JOINT; STUDENT T TEST; THORAX PAIN; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 79751480179     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.01022.x     Document Type: Article

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