Effect of Pulsed Radiofrequency Neuromodulation on Clinical Improvements in the Patients of Chronic Intractable Shoulder Pain |
Jang, Ji Su
(Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Hallym University)
Choi, Hyuk Jai (Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Hallym University) Kang, Suk Hyung (Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Hallym University) Yang, Jin Seo (Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Hallym University) Lee, Jae Jun (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Hallym University) Hwang, Sung Mi (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Hallym University) |
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