Non-endoscopic and endoscopic adhesiolysis in post lumbar laminectomy syndrome: A one-year outcome study and cost effectiveness analysis

Pain Physician

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 52-58

  Manchikanti, L ^a   Pampati, V ^a   Bakhit, C E ^a   Pakanati, R R ^a  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesiolysis; Chronic low back pain; Epidural fibrosis

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE ACETATE PLUS BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; CORTICOSTEROID; LIDOCAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADHESION; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAMINECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; LYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033277575     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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