The Role of Adding Hyaluronidase to Fluoroscopically Guided Caudal Steroid and Hypertonic Saline Injection in Patients with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: A Prospective, Double-Blinded, Randomized Study

Pain Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 548-553

  Yousef, Ayman Abd Al Maksoud ^a   EL Deen, Ali Seif ^b   Al Deeb, Ali Ead ^c  

^a Departments of Anesthesia   (Egypt)

^b Departments of Neurosurgery   (Egypt)

^c TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Epidural fibrosis; Epidural steroid injection; Failed back surgery syndrome; FBSS; Hyaluronidase; Hypertonic saline

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIDASE; HYDROCODONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OPIATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID;

ADD ON THERAPY; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION;

EID: 78049483118     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2009.00357.x     Document Type: Article

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