Effect of periradicular methylprednisolone on spontaneous resorption of intervertebral disc herniations

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 1601-1607

  Autio, Reijo A ^a   Karppinen, Jaro ^a,b,c   Kurunlahti, Mauno ^a   Haapea, Marianne ^a   Vanharanta, Heikki ^d   Tervonen, Osmo ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c ORTON ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d CHAPEL ALLERTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intervertebral disc displacement; Magnetic resonance imaging; Periradicular infiltration; Rim enhancement; Spontaneous resorption

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; ISCHIALGIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; BONE RESORPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SCIATICA;

EID: 3543011310     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000132511.46818.67     Document Type: Article

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