Ultrasound-guided caudal, ganglion impar, and sacroiliac joint injections

Atlas of Ultrasound-Guided Procedures in Interventional Pain Management

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 179-189

  Vydyanathan, Amaresh ^a   Narouze, Samer N ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Summa Western Reserve Hospital   (United States)

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EID: 84880818087     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-1681-5_13     Document Type: Chapter

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