Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 81-85 , April 2005

Cervical facet radiofrequency

  • Ricardo Vallejo, MD, PhD (FIPP)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Ricardo Vallejo, MD, PhD, FIPP, Millennium Pain Center, 1015 S. Mercer Ave., Bloomington, IL 61701.

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PII: S1084-208X(05)00038-8

doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2005.05.006

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 81-85 , April 2005