Intraforaminal O2-O3 versus periradicular steroidal infiltrations in lower back pain: Randomized controlled study

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 996-1000

  Bonetti, Matteo ^a,d   Fontana, Alessandro ^a   Cotticelli, Biagio ^b   Dalla Volta, Giorgio ^a   Guindani, Massimiliano ^b   Leonardi, Marco ^c  

^a Istituto Clinico Citta di Brescia   (Italy)

^b Department of Neuroscience   (Italy)

^c BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Istituto Clinico Citta di Brescia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; STEROID; OXYGEN; OZONE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; ISCHIALGIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; OZONE THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINE DISEASE; SPONDYLOLYSIS; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; OZONE; SCIATICA; STEROIDS;

EID: 33644828663     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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