Complications of fluoroscopically guided transforaminal lumbar epidural injections

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1045-1050

  Botwin, Kenneth P ^a   Gruber, Robert D ^a   Bouchlas, Constantine G ^a   Torres Ramos, Francisco M ^a   Freeman, Ted L ^b   Slaten, Warren K ^a  

^a Florida Spine Institute   (United States)

^b Seaview Orthopedics   (United States)

Author keywords

Herniated nucleus pulposus; Injections,epidural; Radiculopathy; Rehabilitation; Selective nerve root block; Spinal stenosis

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE ACETATE; BETAMETHASONE ACETATE PLUS BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FLUSHING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LEG PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE ROOT; RADICULAR PAIN; RADICULOPATHY; SYNCOPE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 0033860875     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2000.7166     Document Type: Article

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