Efficacy of transforaminal versus interspinous corticosteroid injection in discal radiculalgia - A prospective, randomised, double-blind study

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 22, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 299-304

  Thomas, E ^a   Cyteval, C ^a   Abiad, L ^a   Picot, M C ^b   Taourel, P ^a   Blotman, F ^a  

^a LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Disc; Epidural; Herniation; Injection; Transforaminal

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE ACETATE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; ISCHIALGIA; LEISURE; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADICULAR PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADICULOPATHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344897688     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-003-0736-z     Document Type: Article

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