Injectate volumes needed to reach specific landmarks in lumbar transforaminal epidural injections

PM and R

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 625-635

  Furman, Michael B ^a   Mehta, Ariz R ^b   Kim, Ruby E ^a   Simon, Jeremy I ^c   Patel, Rikin ^d   Lee, Thomas S ^e   Reeves, Ryan S ^f  

^a Orthopaedic and Spine Specialists   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c ROTHMAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Mercerbucks Orthopedics   (United States)

^e Physical Medicine and Pain Management Associates   (United States)

^f Spine Team Texas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DRUG DOSE; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; FLOW; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LUMBAR TRANSFORAMINAL EPIDURAL INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL NEEDLE; VOLUMETRY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL SPACE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; EPIDURAL SPACE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL STENOSIS; STEROIDS;

EID: 77958135069     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.04.023     Document Type: Article

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