Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 102-108 , April 2009

Intradiscal electrothermal therapy (IDET) for the treatment of discogenic pain

  • Abdallah Kabbara, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Abdallah Kabbara, MD, Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106
    • ,
  • Salim M. Hayek, MD, PhD

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doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2009.05.002

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 102-108 , April 2009

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