Transforaminal steroid injections for the treatment of cervical radiculopathy: A prospective and randomised study

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 321-328

  Anderberg, Leif ^a   Annertz, Mårten ^a   Persson, Liselott ^a   Brandt, Lennart ^a   Säveland, Hans ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Nerve root block; Radiculopathy; Randomised; Treatment

Indexed keywords

MEPIVACAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADICULAR PAIN; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN ALLERGY; SPINE DISEASE; TRANSFORAMINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADICULOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947321440     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-006-0142-8     Document Type: Article

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