An unusual complication following caudal epidural steroid injection: A case report

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 720-722

  Somanchi, Brinda Vihari ^a,b   Mohammad, Saeed ^a   Ross, Raymond ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Caudal epidural injection; Corticosteroids; Paraplegia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; STEROIDS; TRIAMCINOLONE;

EID: 56149083380     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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