Effectiveness of transforaminal epidural steroid injection by using a preganglionic approach: A prospective randomized controlled study

Radiology

Volumn 245, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 584-590

  Hee, Sun Jeong ^a   Joon, Woo Lee ^a   Sung, Hyun Kim ^a   Jae, Sung Myung ^a   Joo, Hyung Kim ^a   Heung, Sik Kang ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL; TAMCETON; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADICULOPATHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; STEROID THERAPY; SYMPTOM; TRANSFORAMINAL EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; AUTONOMIC FIBERS, PREGANGLIONIC; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADICULOPATHY; STEROIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35349028386     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2452062007     Document Type: Article

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