Epidural injection for the treatment of low back pain

Bulletin: Hospital for Joint Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 178-184

  Moskovich, Ronald ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

efficacy; injections, epidural; lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; MACROGOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; NEUROPEPTIDE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; SUBSTANCE P;

ARACHNOIDITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DRUG EFFICACY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; META ANALYSIS; MYOPATHY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; LOW BACK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029994232     PISSN: 00185647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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