A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy of Lateral Branch Neurotomy for Chronic Sacroiliac Joint Pain

Pain Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 383-398

  Patel, Nilesh ^a   Gross, Andrew ^b   Brown, Lora ^c   Gekht, Gennady ^c  

^a Advanced Pain Management   (United States)

^b Orthopedic Center of Florida   (United States)

^c Coastal Orthopedics Pain and Rehabilitation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Lateral; Neurotomy; Pain; Radio frequency; Sacroiliac

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC SACROILIAC JOINT PAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LATERAL BRANCH NEUROTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NUMERICAL RATING SCALE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SACROILIAC JOINT; SACRUM; SHAM PROCEDURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84858614746     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01328.x     Document Type: Article

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