Optimizing Patient Positioning and Fluoroscopic Imaging for the Performance of Cervical Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injections

PM and R

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 783-786

  Goodman, Bradly ^a   Petalcorin, Joan Sybell R ^b   Mallempati, Srinivas ^a  

^a Alabama Orthopedic Spine and Sports Medicine Associates   (United States)

^b Kirven Orthopedic Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CERVICAL INTERLAMINAR EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NECK PAIN; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SITTING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; PATIENT POSITIONING;

EID: 77955609139     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.05.017     Document Type: Article

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