Evaluation of the L2 spinal nerve root infiltration as a diagnostic tool for discogenic low back pain

Pain Physician

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-59

  Mendez, Robert ^a   Bailey, Steven ^a   Paine, Gregory ^a   Mazzilli, Michael ^a   Stedje Larsen, Eric ^a   Nance, Ben ^a   Dietrick, Kieth ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Discogenic low back pain; L2 spinal nerve infiltration; Provocative discography; Selective nerve root block; Sinuvertebral nerve; Sympathetic afferent pathways

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISKOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROVOCATION TEST; SPINAL ROOT;

EID: 14944376666     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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