A prospective, randomized, double-blinded study with crossover to determine the efficacy of radio-frequency nerve ablation for the treatment of heel pain

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 8-15

  Landsman, Adam S ^a   Catanese, Dominic J ^b,c   Wiener, Steven N ^d   Richie, Douglas H ^e   Hanft, Jason R ^f  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Allied Podiatry   (United States)

^e Alamitos Seal Beach Podiatry Group   (United States)

^f The Foot and Ankle Institute of South Florida   (United States)

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EID: 84872726227     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/1030008     Document Type: Article

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