Fluoroscopically guided cervical prolotherapy for instability with blinded pre and post radiographic reading

Pain Physician

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-72

  Centeno, Christopher J ^a   Elliott, James ^a   Elkins, Whitney L ^a   Freeman, Michael ^a  

^a Spinal Injury Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical instability; Extension; Flexion; Injection; Neck; Prolotherapy; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; GLUCOSE; LIDOCAINE;

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; NECK PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE MOBILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

EID: 14944362384     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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