Influence of lumbar epidural injection volume on pain relief for radicular leg pain and/or low back pain

Spine Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 509-517

  Rabinovitch, Deborah L ^a   Peliowski, Arie ^b,c   Furlan, Andrea D ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^e TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Back pain; Epidural; Injections; Leg pain; Low back pain; Pain relief

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE ACETATE; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PROCAINE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RADICULAR PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; LEG; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; RADICULOPATHY;

EID: 65749111357     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.03.003     Document Type: Review

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