Spinal Cord Stimulation: Placement of Surgical Leads via Laminotomy – Techniques and Benefits

Neuromodulation

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 1005-1011

  Kumar, Krishna ^a   Lind, Goran ^b   Winter, Jaleh ^b   Gupta, Shivani ^a   Bishop, Sharon ^a   Linderoth, Bengt ^b,c  

^a REGINA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84882868620     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374248-3.00087-2     Document Type: Chapter

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