Why use steroids in lumbar selective nerve root block? - A randomized control study

Chiba Medical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 71-76

  Hagihara, Yoshinobu ^a   Ogata, Satoshi ^b   Hirayama, Hirohisa ^c   Koyama, Tadaaki ^d   Watanabe, Eishi ^c  

^a Joto Social Insurance Hospital   (Japan)

^b CHIBA ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Department of Orthopedic Surgery   (Japan)

^d Numazu City Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lumbar selective nerve root block; Steroids

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; IOTROLAN; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE ROOT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ROOT; SPINE SURGERY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 70349404481     PISSN: 03035476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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