The diagnostic effect of various needle tip positions in selective lumbar nerve blocks: An analysis of 1202 injections

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 920-922

  Crall, Timothy S ^a   Gilula, Louis A ^b   Kim, Yongjung J ^c   Cho, Yongsun ^c   Pilgram, Tom ^b   Daniel Riew, K ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Herniated disc; Nerve blocks; Nerve root injection; Radicular pain; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINAL ROOT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33646463764     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000209325.52986.da     Document Type: Review

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