Lumbar Medial Branch Radiofrequency Neurotomy in New Zealand

Pain Medicine (United States)

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 639-645

  Macvicar, John ^a   Borowczyk, James M ^b   Macvicar, Anne M ^a   Loughnan, Brigid M ^c   Bogduk, Nikolai ^d  

^a Southern Rehabilitation Institute   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c Cashmere Health   (New Zealand)

^d Royal Newcastle Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Back Pain; Chronic Pain; Neurotomy; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR MEDIAL BRANCH RADIOFREQUENCY NEUROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REPEAT PROCEDURE; RETURN TO WORK; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84878180454     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pme.12000     Document Type: Article

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