Local application of steroids following lumbar discectomy

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 273-276

  Debi, Ronen ^a   Halperin, Nachum ^a   Mirovsky, Yigal ^a  

^a ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Back pain; Disc herniaLeg pain; Epidural steroids; Methylprednisolone

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; HEMOSTATIC AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; STEROID; INSTAT;

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LEG PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NERVE ROOT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036704185     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200208000-00002     Document Type: Article

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