Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of the Sinuvertebral Nerve in an Olympian with a Left L5 Pedicle/Pars Interarticularis Fracture–Associated Left L5-S1 Disk Desiccation
Background: Irritation of the sinuvertebral nerve by a posterior or posterolateral disk desiccation can cause somatic referred pain that can mimic a lumbar radiculopathy. We present a case of a patient presenting with this condition and the positive result in pain improvement after endoscopic radiof...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-07-01
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Series: | World Neurosurgery: X |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590139719300638 |