Percutaneous lysis of epidural adhesions - Evidence for safety and efficacy

Pain Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 277-286

  Racz, Gabor B ^a   Heavner, James E ^a   Trescot, Andrea ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caudal neuroplasty; Chronic low back pain; Epidural adhesions; Epidural fibrosis; Percutaneous adhesiolysis; Postlumbar laminectomy syndrome; Spinal pain; Spinal stenosis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; HYALURONIDASE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; ROPIVACAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADHESION; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CATHETER INFECTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL SPACE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INCIDENCE; ISCHIALGIA; LEG PAIN; LONG TERM CARE; LOW BACK PAIN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MONOTHERAPY; NEUROLYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEER REVIEW; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; RADICULAR PAIN; RADICULOPATHY; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; RADICULOPATHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TISSUE ADHESIONS;

EID: 48249104697     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2008.00203.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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