Incidence of intravascular uptake in lumbar spinal injection procedures

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 481-486

  Sullivan, William J ^a,g   Willick, Stuart E ^a   Chira Adisai, Waree ^a   Zuhosky, Joseph ^b   Tyburski, Mark ^c   Dreyfuss, Paul ^d,e   Prather, Heidi ^f   Press, Joel M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Miller Orthopedics   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Spine Specialists   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluoroscopy; Injections radiography; Intravascular; Low back pain

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJECTION; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033999576     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200002150-00015     Document Type: Article

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