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Research Article

A retrospective study to assess the results of CT-directed peri-neural root infiltration in a cohort of 56 patients with low back pain and sciatica

D. G. PORTER, A. R. VALENTINE, R. BRADFORD Departments of Neurosurgery and Radiology, Royal Free Hospital and Medical School, London, UK
Pages 290-293 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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