Report of an unusual complication of radiofrequency neurotomy of medial branches of dorsal rami

Pain Physician

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2014, Pages E651-E662

  Vas, Lakshmi ^a   Khandagale, Nishigandha ^b   Pai, Renuka ^b  

^a Ashirvad Institute for Pain Management and Research   (India)

^b Ashirvad Institute for Pain Management and Research   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

AGED; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; KNEE PAIN; LETTER; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DORSAL RAMI; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MEDIAL BRANCH RADIOFREQUENCY NEUROTOMY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAINFUL CAMPTOCORMIA; PARESTHESIA; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND GUIDED DRY NEEDLING; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BACK PAIN; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; SPINAL CURVATURES; SPINAL NERVE;

AGED; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; RADIOTHERAPY; SPINAL CURVATURES; SPINAL NERVES;

EID: 84907299562     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: 21501149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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