Are fluoroscopic caudal epidural steroid injections effective for managing chronic low back pain?

Pain Physician

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-172

  Southern, Daniel ^a   Lutz, Gregory E ^a   Cooper, Grant ^a   Barre, Lisha ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caudal; Epidural steroid injections; Inter laminar; Low back pain; Transforaminal

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; LIDOCAINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RADICULOPATHY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041562492     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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