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Surgical procedures for the relief of acute and chronic pain ∗
Author(s) -
Cherry David A
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1991.tb93965.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pain relief , surgery
Objective: To review current surgical procedures for the relief of acute and chronic pain. Conclusions: Recent advances in knowledge of pain transmission and pain modulation have resulted in a more conservative approach to surgical intervention for the relief of pain. Those techniques which are contemporarily accepted as efficacious are outlined.