Effect of medial branch block in chronic facet joint pain for osteoporotic compression fracture: One year retrospective study

Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 191-201

  Park, Ki Deok ^a   Jee, Haemi ^b   Nam, Hee Seung ^c   Cho, Soo Kyoung ^d   Kim, Hyoung Seop ^e   Park, Yongbum ^f   Lim, Oh Kyung ^a  

^a Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Namseoul University   (South Korea)

^c Roihospital   (South Korea)

^d SRC Hospital   (South Korea)

^e National Health Insurance Corporation   (South Korea)

^f Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Compression fractures; Osteoporotic fractures; Spinal injections

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877340212     PISSN: 22340645     EISSN: 22340653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5535/arm.2013.37.2.191     Document Type: Article

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