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Percutaneous Rhizotomy of the Articular Nerve of Luschka for Low Back and Sciatic Pain

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Advances in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 2

Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum ((STEREOTACTIC,volume 24))

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The results of percutaneous facet rhizotomy for the treatment of low back and sciatic pain in 30 patients are reported. Satisfactory results were obtained in 76% of cases. No complications were found. This procedure should be tried in every patient with low back and extremity pain and no major neurological deficit before resorting to laminectomy.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Centro de Traumatologia y Rehabilitación de la Seguridad Social, Zaragoza, Spain

    Dr. G. Flórez, J. Eiras & S. Ucar

  2. Servicio de Neurocirugia, Hospital “Princesa Sofia”, Leon, Spain

    Dr. G. Flórez

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  1. Western General Hospital, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

    F. John Gillingham (Professor of Neurosurgery) & Edward R. Hitchcock (Consultant Neurosurgeon) (Professor of Neurosurgery) &  (Consultant Neurosurgeon)

  2. Royal Infirmary, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

    F. John Gillingham (Professor of Neurosurgery) & Edward R. Hitchcock (Consultant Neurosurgeon) (Professor of Neurosurgery) &  (Consultant Neurosurgeon)

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Flórez, G., Eiras, J., Ucar, S. (1977). Percutaneous Rhizotomy of the Articular Nerve of Luschka for Low Back and Sciatic Pain. In: Gillingham, F.J., Hitchcock, E.R. (eds) Advances in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 2. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum, vol 24. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-8482-0_11

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