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Catheter System for the Functional Anaesthetic Discography™ Procedure

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Publications

Abstracts:
Functional Anaesthetic Discogram (Todd Alamin, M.D.)
Description of a Novel Diagnostic Technique and Report of 3 Cases (SAS Journal)
Analgesic Discography: Can Analgesic Testing Identify a Painful Disc? (Rick Derby, M.D., et.al.)
Case Studies:
Discogenic vs. Non-Discogenic Low Back Pain Assessment (Carl Balog, M.D., DAPM)
Multilevel Degenerative Disc Disease Assessment (Carl Balog, M.D., DAPM)
Isolating Symptomatic Discs Amongst Abnormal Discs (Michael J. DePalma, M.D.)
Ruling Out False Positives (Ryan Reeves, M.D.)
Degenerative Disc Disease (Ryan Reeves, M.D.)

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  • Published: November 05, 2008
  • Updated: July 29, 2009

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