Outcome of invasive treatment modalities on back pain and sciatica: An evidence-based review

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Van Tulder, Maurits W ^a,b   Koes, Bart ^c   Seitsalo, Seppo ^d   Malmivaara, Antti ^e  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ORTON ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Back pain; Evidence review; Invasive treatment; Sciatica; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; BUPIVACAINE; CHYMOPAPAIN; CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; HYALURONIDASE; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MORPHINE; PLACEBO; PROCAINE; SCLEROSING AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID;

ANALGESIA; BACKACHE; CHEMONUCLEOLYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DENERVATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISSECTION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; ISCHIALGIA; JOINT; JOINT STIFFNESS; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SPONDYLOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGGER POINT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; VOMITING; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 31944444180     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-005-1049-5     Document Type: Review

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