| Title | Interventional techniques for back pain. | | Author(s) | Lavelle WF, Lavelle ED, Smith HS | | Institution | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Clinic Center for Spine Health, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk A41, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. | | Source | Clin Geriatr Med 2008 May; 24(2):345-68. | | Abstract | Most Americans will be afflicted by some form of spine-related pain in their lifetime. In older patients, the most frequent source of back pain is lumbar spinal stenosis or vertebral compression fracture. Although most back pain is self-limited, some patients will require interventional techniques. This article reviews minimally invasive techniques for treating back pain, lumbosacral radicular pain, lumbar spinal stenosis, and compression fractures. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 18387460 |
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