Radiofrequency intradiscal biacuplasty for treatment of discogenic lower back pain: A 12-month follow-up

Pain Medicine (United States)

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 425-431

  Kapural, Leonardo ^a,b   Vrooman, Bruce ^c   Sarwar, Sheryar ^c   Krizanac Bengez, Ljiljana ^c   Rauck, Richard ^a,b   Gilmore, Christopher ^a,b   North, James ^a,b   Mekhail, Nagy ^c  

^a Center for Clinical Research   (United States)

^b Carolinas Pain Institute   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Chronic back pain; Low back pain; Radiofrequency; Randomized controlled trial; Spine

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISABILITY; DISCOGENIC LOWER BACK PAIN; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; NUMERICAL RATING SCALE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY INTRADISCAL BIACUPLASTY; RATING SCALE; SHAM PROCEDURE; SHORT FORM 36; CLINICAL TRIAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; THERAPEUTIC USE;

CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 84925267665     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pme.12595     Document Type: Article

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