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Management for failed back surgery syndrome: three-in-one procedure versus percutaneous spinal fixation alone

Published in: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Volume 23 , issue 2 , 2017 , pages: 26–31

DOI: 10.1080/22201181.2017.1287835

Author(s): Ahmed Abdalla Mohamed Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology & ICU, Egypt , Atef Kamel Salama Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology & ICU, Egypt , Ahmed Essam Salem Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology & ICU, Egypt , Ashraf El Gallad Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Egypt

Keywords: failed spinal surgery , percutaneous facet radiofrequency , percutaneous spinal fixation

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Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the short-term outcome of a 3-in-1 procedure including percutaneous facet radiofrequency, percutaneous spinal fixation and steroid with hyaluronidase enzyme injection versus percutaneous spinal fixation alone for cases with failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS).

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