Evidence-based review of steroid therapy for back pain;Revisión del tratamiento con corticoides en el dolor de espalda según la medicina basada en la evidencia

Revista de la Sociedad Espanola del Dolor

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 352-369

  Neira, F ^a   Ortega, J L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE PUERTO REAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Back pain; Caudal; Epidural; Facet joints; Steroids

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; LAMINECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SACROILIAC JOINT; STEROID THERAPY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 70849086542     PISSN: 11348046     EISSN: 11348046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1134-8046(09)72543-1     Document Type: Letter

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