Alternative approach to needle placement in cervical spinal cord stimulator insertion

Pain Physician

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-210

  Zhu, Jie ^a,b,c,d   Falco, Frank J E ^a,b,c   Onyewu, C Obi ^a,b,c   Vesga, Renato ^a,b,c   Josephson, Youssef ^c   Husain, Asim ^c   Gutman, Gabriella ^c  

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

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

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Epidural injection; Failed neck surgery; Fluoroscopy; Loss of resistance; Neuromodulation; Neuropathic pain; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; EPIDURAL SPACE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEEDLE; PATIENT POSITIONING; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SYRINGE; TECHNIQUE;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HUMANS; NEURALGIA; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 79952822645     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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