Pain experience using conventional versus angled anterior posts during stereotactic head frame placement for radiosurgery

Doris D. Wang; Darryl Lau; John D. Rolston; Dario J. Englot; Patricia K. Sneed; Michael W. McDermott

doi:10.1016/J.JOCN.2014.02.009

Pain experience using conventional versus angled anterior posts during stereotactic head frame placement for radiosurgery

Doris D. Wang, Darryl Lau, John D. Rolston, Dario J. Englot, Patricia K. Sneed, Michael W. McDermott

Miami Neuroscience Institute

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Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
Volume	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JOCN.2014.02.009
State	Published - Sep 1 2014

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Surgery

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