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[Percutaneous chordotomy].

W Grote·C W Roosen
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The authors review 134 cases of percutaneous cervical chordotomy in 95 patients; 86 patients suffered from malignant tumors, while the pain was caused by benign growths in only 9 cases. The immediate postoperative findings are compared with the clinical results of the follow-up medical examination. Chronological and numerical data follow on permanent sucesses and recurrence rates. The author's own morbidity and mortality rates are contrasted with those if other authors, and compared with the risk involved in open chordotomy.

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W Grote, C W Roosen. 1976-11-15. [Percutaneous chordotomy].. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01267354

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