Pain reproduction during lumbosacral transforaminal epidural steroid injection does not affect outcome

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 57-60

  Plastaras, Christopher T ^a   Heller, Daniel S ^b,c   Sorosky, Brad S ^a   Houle, Timothy T ^b  

^a Spine and Sports Rehabilitation Center   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural steroid injection; Low back pain; Predictive outcome; Radicular pain; Transforaminal

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROVOCATION TEST; RADICULAR PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREND STUDY;

EID: 33845256849     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-2006-192-303     Document Type: Article

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