Selective nerve root injections can predict surgical outcome for lumbar and cervical radiculopathy: Comparison to magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 471-478

  Sasso, Rick C ^a,b   Macadaeg, Kevin ^b   Nordmann, Daniel ^b   Smith, Mark ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA SPINE GROUP   (United States)

^c ST VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Nerve root compression; Radiculopathy; Selective nerve root injection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR RADICULOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; SAFETY; SELECTIVE NERVE ROOT INJECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BACKACHE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; INJECTION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL ROOT;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BACK PAIN; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROGNOSIS; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644873261     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000146761.36658.45     Document Type: Article

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