The Use of Epidural Corticosteroids for Cervical Radiculopathy: An Interlaminar Versus Transforaminal Approach

PM and R

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 178-184

  Smuck, Matthew ^a   Rosenberg, Jack M ^b   Akuthota, Venu ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; GABAPENTIN; HYDROCODONE; IBUPROFEN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER PAIN; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TRACTION THERAPY;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MALE; RADICULOPATHY;

EID: 60549097080     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2008.12.001     Document Type: Editorial

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