• Clin. Geriatr. Med. · May 2008

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    Interventional techniques for back pain.

    • William F Lavelle, Elizabeth Demers Lavelle, and Howard S Smith.
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Clinic Center for Spine Health, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk A41, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. lavellwf@yahoo.com
    • Clin. Geriatr. Med. 2008 May 1;24(2):345-68, viii.

    AbstractMost 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.

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