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CASE REPORT

Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation as a Treatment for Symptomatic Bertolotti's Syndrome: A Case Report

Sang Jin Lee Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chosun University Medical School, Republic of Korea
, MD,
Sang Hun Kim Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chosun University Medical School, Republic of KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, PhD &
Keum Young So Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chosun University Medical School, Republic of Korea
, MD, PhD
Pages 225-227 | Received 08 Nov 2010, Accepted 22 Jun 2011, Published online: 31 Aug 2011

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