Lumbar discography: A comprehensive review of outcome studies, diagnostic accuracy, and principles

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-183

  Cohen, Steven P ^a   Larkin, Thomas M ^b   Barna, Steven A ^b   Palmer, William E ^b   Hecht, Andrew C ^b   Stojanovic, Milan P ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Degenerative disc disease; Discogenic pain; Discography; Internal disc disruption; Intervertebral disc; Lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; ETANERCEPT; INFLIXIMAB; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR 1 ANTAGONIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; ANATOMY; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTHRODESIS; ARTHROPATHY; BONY VIBRATION TEST; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISKITIS; DISKOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR HERNIATED NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDLINE; NERVE ENDING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SPINE FUSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17744399713     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2004.10.006     Document Type: Review

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