Incidence of simultaneous epidural and vascular injection during cervical transforaminal epidural injections

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 21, 2009, Pages

  Smuck, Matthew ^a   Tang, Chi Tsai ^b   Fuller, Brian J ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural; Fluoroscopy; Injection; Spine; Transforaminal

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL TRANSFORAMINAL EPIDURAL INJECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJECTION SITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 70349829661     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b043d1     Document Type: Article

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