Beyond Facets, Beyond Dogma: Endoscopically Directly Visualized Medial Branch Transection for the Axial-Radicular Pain Spectrum

International Journal of Spine Surgery · Published 2026-07-31 · DOI 10.14444/8919

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Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, John Elfar, Stefan Hellinger, Patrick Kim, Abduljabbar Alhammoud, Morgan P. Lorio

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2026

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Lewandrowski, K., Elfar, J., Hellinger, S., et al. (2026). Beyond Facets, Beyond Dogma: Endoscopically Directly Visualized Medial Branch Transection for the Axial-Radicular Pain Spectrum. International Journal of Spine Surgery. https://doi.org/10.14444/8919

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