Lumbar epidural injections in the treatment of sciatica

Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1984, Pages 35-38

  Klenerman, L ^a   Greenwood, R ^a   Davenport, H T ^a   White, D C ^a   Peskett, S ^b  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Chelmsford and Essex Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lumbar epidural injections; Sciatica

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG THERAPY; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISCHIALGIA; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SCIATICA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 0021361539     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/23.1.35     Document Type: Article

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