The Use of Intradiscal Steroid Therapy for Lumbar Spinal Discogenic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 833-836

  Khot, Abhay ^a   Bowditch, Mark ^a   Powell, John ^a   Sharp, David ^a  

^a IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discogenic low back pain; Intervertebral disc; Intradiscal steroids; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISKOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJECTION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; STEROIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842733015     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200404150-00002     Document Type: Article

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