Combination therapy of radiofrequency lumbar facet joint denervation and epidural spinal cord stimulation for failed back surgery syndrome

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 805-809

  Terao, Tohru ^a   Ishii, Takuya ^a   Tani, Satoshi ^b   Abe, Toshiaki ^b  

^a Atsugi City Hospital   (Japan)

^b JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Failed back surgery syndrome; Lumbar zygapophysial joint; Medial branch of the posterior ramus; Radiofrequency lumbar facet joint denervation; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSALGIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LEG PAIN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 82455212507     PISSN: 04708105     EISSN: 13498029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.51.805     Document Type: Article

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