Results of intradiscal pulsed radiofrequency for lumbar discogenic pain: Comparison with intradiscal electrothermal therapy

Korean Journal of Pain

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 155-160

  Fukui, Sei ^a   Nitta, Kazuhito ^a   Iwashita, Narihito ^a   Tomie, Hisashi ^a   Nosaka, Shuichi ^a   Rohof, Olav ^b  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intervertebral disc degeneration; Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy; Low back pain; Pulsed radiofrequency treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCOGENIC PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRADISCAL ELECTROTHERMAL THERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NEEDLE; NUMERIC RATING SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SELECTION; PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY TREATMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; ROLAND MORRIS DISABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84866918070     PISSN: 20059159     EISSN: 20930569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3344/kjp.2012.25.3.155     Document Type: Article

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