Complications and side effects of cervical and lumbosacral selective nerve root injections

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 277-283

  Huston, Christopher W ^a,d   Slipman, Curtis W ^b   Garvin, Cyndi ^c  

^a Orthopedic Clinic Association   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Orthopedic Clinic Association (TOCA)   (United States)

Author keywords

Injections; Nerve root disorder; Postoperative complications; Radiculitis; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJECTION PAIN; INJECTION SITE; INTERVIEW; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NECK PAIN; NERVE INJURY; PARALYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADICULAR PAIN; SPINAL ROOT; SPINE INJURY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 13444292163     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.02.018     Document Type: Article

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