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Intraosseous Basivertebral Nerve Ablation for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain: 2-Year Results From a Prospective Randomized Double-Blind Sham-Controlled Multicenter Study

JEFFREY S. FISCHGRUND, ALFRED RHYNE, JÖRG FRANKE, RICK SASSO, SCOTT KITCHEL, HYUN BAE, CHRISTOPHER YEUNG, EERIC TRUUMEES, MICHAEL SCHAUFELE, PHILIP YUAN, PETER VAJKOCZY, MICHAEL DEPALMA, DAVID G. ANDERSON, LEE THIBODEAU and BERNHARD MEYER
International Journal of Spine Surgery April 2019, 13 (2) 110-119; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/6015
JEFFREY S. FISCHGRUND
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Oakland University, William Beaumont School of Medicine, Royal Oak, Michigan
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ALFRED RHYNE
2OrthoCarolina Spine Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
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JÖRG FRANKE
3Department of Orthopedics-Spine and Pediatric Orthopedics, Klinikum Magdeburg gGmbH, Magdeburg, Germany
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RICK SASSO
4Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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SCOTT KITCHEL
5NeuroSpine Institute, Eugene, Oregon
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HYUN BAE
6Department of Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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CHRISTOPHER YEUNG
7Desert Institute for Spine Care, Phoenix, Arizona
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EERIC TRUUMEES
8Seton Brain & Spine Institute, Department of Surgery, Dell Medical School, Seton Spine & Scoliosis Center, Austin, Texas
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MICHAEL SCHAUFELE
9Pain Solutions Treatment Centers, Marietta, Georgia
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PHILIP YUAN
10Department of Surgery, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, California
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PETER VAJKOCZY
11Department of Neurosugery, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin Campus, Virchow Medical Center, Berlin, Germany
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MICHAEL DEPALMA
12Virginia iSpine Physicians, Richmond, Virginia
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DAVID G. ANDERSON
13Department of Orthopaedic and Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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LEE THIBODEAU
14Maine Spine Surgery, Portland, Maine
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BERNHARD MEYER
15Direktor der Neurochirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Technischen Universität München, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany
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Intraosseous Basivertebral Nerve Ablation for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain: 2-Year Results From a Prospective Randomized Double-Blind Sham-Controlled Multicenter Study
JEFFREY S. FISCHGRUND, ALFRED RHYNE, JÖRG FRANKE, RICK SASSO, SCOTT KITCHEL, HYUN BAE, CHRISTOPHER YEUNG, EERIC TRUUMEES, MICHAEL SCHAUFELE, PHILIP YUAN, PETER VAJKOCZY, MICHAEL DEPALMA, DAVID G. ANDERSON, LEE THIBODEAU, BERNHARD MEYER
International Journal of Spine Surgery Apr 2019, 13 (2) 110-119; DOI: 10.14444/6015

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JEFFREY S. FISCHGRUND, ALFRED RHYNE, JÖRG FRANKE, RICK SASSO, SCOTT KITCHEL, HYUN BAE, CHRISTOPHER YEUNG, EERIC TRUUMEES, MICHAEL SCHAUFELE, PHILIP YUAN, PETER VAJKOCZY, MICHAEL DEPALMA, DAVID G. ANDERSON, LEE THIBODEAU, BERNHARD MEYER
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