Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation of Genicular Nerves for Knee Osteoarthritis Pain: A Letter to Editor
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Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation of Genicular Nerves for Knee Osteoarthritis Pain: A Letter to Editor Menno E Sluijter, and Alexandre Teixeira Department of Pain Medicine, Swiss Paraplegic Center, Nottwil, Switzerland Clinica de Dor, Porto, Portugal Corresponding author: Menno E Sluijter, Department of Pain Medicine, Swiss Paraplegic Center, Nottwil, Switzerland. Tel: +41-419394920, E-mail: [email protected]
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