Treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis with epidural steroid injections: A retrospective outcome study

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 479-484

  Delport, Elva G ^a   Cucuzzella, Anthony R ^a   Marley, Julie K ^a,b   Pruitt, Christine M ^a   Fisher, J Rush ^a  

^a Christiana Spine Center   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural injections; Fluoroscopy; Rehabilitation; Spinal stenosis; Steroids; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; CONVALESCENCE; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FLUOROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TIME;

AGED; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL STENOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE;

EID: 1842509209     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(03)00472-6     Document Type: Article

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