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Case Report

Combination of Gluteal Trigger Points Dry Needling and Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy for Complex Low Back-Related Leg Pain

Shuiqing LiDepartment of Pain Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing100191, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2208-2276View further author information
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Duan YiDepartment of Pain Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing100191, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Qipeng LuoDepartment of Pain Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing100191, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8274-4756View further author information
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Donglin JiaDepartment of Pain Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing100191, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
Pages 3125-3129 | Published online: 24 Nov 2020

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