Prolonged pain relief following selective nerve root infiltration

Pain Clinic

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-233

  Koning, Henk M ^a   Koning, Alex J ^b  

^a MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intervertebral disc degeneration; Nerve root infiltration; Steroids

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LONG TERM CARE; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE ROOT; NERVE ROOT INFILTRATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; SAFETY; TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0141457452     PISSN: 01691112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156856903767650736     Document Type: Article

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