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Lumbar Facet Joint Radiofrequency Denervation Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: Enhanced Outcome Compared With Chemical Neurolysis (Ethyl Alcohol 95% or Glycerol 20%)

Anas Afifi, Mathis Ringe, Rolf Sobottke, Stavros Oikonomidis and Michel Paul Johan Teuben
International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2022, 16 (1) 33-41; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8175
Anas Afifi
1 Department of Spine and Neurosurgery, Rheinmaasklinikum, Würselen, Germany
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Mathis Ringe
1 Department of Spine and Neurosurgery, Rheinmaasklinikum, Würselen, Germany
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Rolf Sobottke
1 Department of Spine and Neurosurgery, Rheinmaasklinikum, Würselen, Germany
2 Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Stavros Oikonomidis
2 Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Michel Paul Johan Teuben
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vol. 16 no. 1 33-41
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https://doi.org/10.14444/8175
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35177532

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2211-4599
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  • Published online March 21, 2022.

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  1. Anas Afifi1,
  2. Mathis Ringe1,
  3. Rolf Sobottke1,2,
  4. Stavros Oikonomidis2 and
  5. Michel Paul Johan Teuben1
  1. 1 Department of Spine and Neurosurgery, Rheinmaasklinikum, Würselen, Germany
  2. 2 Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
  1. Correspondence to Michel Paul Johan Teuben, MD, Department of Spine and Neurosurgery, Rheinmaasklinikum Würselen/Aachen, Mauerfeldchen 25, 52146 Würselen, Germany. Email michel.teuben{at}usz.ch
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Anas Afifi, Mathis Ringe, Rolf Sobottke, Stavros Oikonomidis, Michel Paul Johan Teuben
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