Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 248-256 , December 2008

An Update on the Medical Pain Management of the Multiply Operated Lumbar Spine, Including Neuroablative and Other Minimally Invasive Techniques

  • Timothy R. Deer, MD, DABPM, FIPP

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Timothy Deer, MD, DABPM, FIPP, President and CEO, The Center for Pain Relief, Clinical Professor, West Virginia University, 400 Court Street, Suite 101, Charleston, WV 25301

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doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2008.10.003

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 248-256 , December 2008

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