Predicting outcomes of transforaminal epidural injections for sciatica

Spine Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 430-434

  Tong, Henry C ^a   Williams, Jahmal C ^a   Haig, Andrew J ^a   Geisser, Michael E ^a   Chiodo, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural injections; Prognosis; Sciatica

Indexed keywords

DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; MORPHINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; TRAMADOL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISCHIALGIA; LAW SUIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREDICTION; RADICULOPATHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SECURITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LIFTING; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SCIATICA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242382087     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1529-9430(03)00179-7     Document Type: Article

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