Transforaminal epidural steroid injection via a preganglionic approach for lumbar spinal stenosis and lumbar discogenic pain with radiculopathy

Neurology India

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 248-252

  Kabatas, Serdar ^a   Cansever, Tufan ^a   Yilmaz, Cem ^a   Kocyigit, Ozgen Ilgaz ^a   Coskun, Evrim ^a   Demircay, Emre ^a   Akar, Aykan ^a   Caner, Hakan ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; effective outcome; lumbar spinal stenosis; preganglionic; radiculopathy; transforaminal epidural steroid injection

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACEPONATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISCOGENIC PAIN; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; MALE; NORTH AMERICAN SPINE SOCIETY PATIENT SATISFACTION SCORE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RADICULOPATHY; RATING SCALE; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; VISUAL NUMERIC PAIN SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL STENOSIS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STEROIDS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953758461     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: 19984022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.63807     Document Type: Article

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