Comparison of effectiveness according to different approaches of epidural steroid injection in lumbosacral herniated disk and spinal stenosis

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 83-89

  Lee, Jung Hwan ^a   Moon, Joon ^b   Lee, Sang Ho ^a  

^a Gimpo Airport Wooridul Spine Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Epidural steroid injection; Herniation of intervertebral disc; Spinal stenosis

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; CAUDAL EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBOSACRAL HERNIATED DISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; ROLAND 5 POINT PAIN SCORE; SCORING SYSTEM; STEROID THERAPY; TRANSFORAMINAL EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRANSLAMINAR EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL STENOSIS; TRIAMCINOLONE;

EID: 67650221164     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-2009-0220     Document Type: Review

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