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Pain in Older Adults

Clinical Outcomes of Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy Assisted with Selective Nerve Root Block for Treating Radicular Pain with Diagnostic Uncertainty in the Elderly

Yanjie Zhu1 Department of Orthopedic, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;2 Spinal Pain Research Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xinkun Zhang1 Department of Orthopedic, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;2 Spinal Pain Research Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Guangfei Gu1 Department of Orthopedic, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;2 Spinal Pain Research Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yunshan Fan1 Department of Orthopedic, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;2 Spinal Pain Research Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Zhi Zhou1 Department of Orthopedic, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;2 Spinal Pain Research Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Chaobo Feng1 Department of Orthopedic, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;2 Spinal Pain Research Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xin Gu3 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shisheng He1 Department of Orthopedic, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;2 Spinal Pain Research Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 753-759 | Received 12 Sep 2023, Accepted 05 Feb 2024, Published online: 20 Feb 2024

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