Comparison of the effectiveness of interlaminar and bilateral transforaminal epidural steroid injections in treatment of patients with lumbosacral disc herniation and spinal stenosis

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 206-210

  Lee, Jung Hwan ^a   An, Ju Ha ^a   Lee, Sang Ho ^b  

^a Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabitation

^b Gimpo Airport Wooridul Spine Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Disc herniation; Epidural steroid injection; Interlaminar; Spinal stenosis; Transforaminal

Indexed keywords

TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; STEROID;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTRALAMINAR EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TRANSFORAMINAL EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TIME;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL STENOSIS; STEROIDS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67649233065     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181878f9e     Document Type: Article

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