Intra-articular corticosteroid injections versus pulsed radiofrequency in painful shoulder: A prospective, randomized, single-blinded study

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 386-392

  Eyigor, Can ^a   Eyigor, Sibel ^b   Korkmaz, Onur K ^b   Uyar, Meltem ^a  

^a Pain Clinic   (United States)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid; Intra articular injection; Radiofrequency; Shoulder pain

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCHYMOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SHORT FORM 36; SHOULDER PAIN; SHOULDER PAIN AND DISABILITY INDEX; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SUPRASCAPULAR NERVE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHOULDER JOINT; SHOULDER PAIN; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952379647     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181cf5981     Document Type: Article

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