Role of percutaneous disc decompression using coblation in managing chronic discogenic low back pain: A prospective, observational study

Pain Physician

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 419-425

  Singh, Vijay ^a   Piryani, Chandur ^a   Liao, Katherine ^a  

^a Pain Diagnostics Associates   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coblation; Low back pain; Nucleoplasty; Nucleotomy; Percutaneous disc decompression; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISKITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SAFETY; SITTING; STANDING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 9444282739     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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