Diagnostic lumbosacral segmental nerve blocks with local anesthetics: A prospective double-blind study on the variability and interpretation of segmental effects

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 147-155

  Wolff, André P ^a,b,c   Groen, Gerbrand J ^b   Crul, Ben J P ^c  

^a BERNHOVEN HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Dermatomal map; Diagnostic; Invasive pain treatment; Lumbosacral; Segmental nerve blocks

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOME; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; LEG PAIN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL NERVE;

EID: 0035072366     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rapm.2001.21436     Document Type: Article

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