[Chronic low back pain and lumbar rhizotomy].
Spinal rhizotomy could be used for relief of chronic low back pain, in 287 selected patients suffering from facet joints. The procedure involves placing an electrode on close proximity to the posterior articular nerves to allow destruction by coagulation.
Pierron
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Centre du rachis, Fondation La Montagne Courbevoie, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy.
Robine
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Cornejo
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Dubeaux
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001416:Back Pain / Q000601:surgery*; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009458:Neuroleptanalgesia; D016684:Prone Position
Lombalgie chronique et rhizolyse lombaire.