Misconceived Retropharyngeal Calcific Tendinitis during Management of Myofascial Neck Pain Syndrome |
Oh, Ji Youn
(Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center)
Lim, Jin Hun (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center) Kim, Yong Seok (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center) Kwon, Young Eun (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center) Yu, Jae Yong (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center) Lee, Jun Hak (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center) |
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