Pulsed radiofrequency neuromodulation treatment on the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve for the treatment of meralgia paresthetica

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 151-153

  Choi, Hyuk Jai ^a   Choi, Seok Keun ^a   Kim, Tae Sung ^a   Lim, Young Jin ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve; Meralgia paresthetica; Neuromodulation; Pulsed radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LATERAL FEMORAL CUTANEOUS NERVE; MERALGIA PARESTHETICA; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT POSITIONING; PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY NEUROMODULATION; SENSORY STIMULATION; SKIN NERVE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 80053245969     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2011.50.2.151     Document Type: Article

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