Percutaneous radiofrequency lesioning of dorsal root ganglia for intractable pain
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Pain
- Vol. 24 (1) , 67-73
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3959(86)90027-8
Abstract
A series of 26 patients with chronic pain were treated with percutaneous radiofrequency lesioning of the dorsal root ganglion. Ten patients had an excellent result, which persisted in 8 to the present time or death, and 5 had a good persistent result. A useful persisting result was therefore obtained in 13 patients with a further 2 patients having temporary benefit.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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