Alternative approach for lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections

Pain Physician

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 331-341

  Zhu, Jie ^a,d,e,f   Falco, Frank J E ^a,d,e,f   Formoso, Ferdinand ^b   Onyewu, Obi ^a,d,e,f   Irwin, Franklin L ^c  

^a Mid Atlantic Spine and Pain Physicians   (United States)

^b Coastal Pain and Spine Center ^*  (United States)

^c Mission Pain and Spine   (United States)

^d Mid Atlantic Spine and Pain Physicians   (United States)

^e TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervertebral vein; Lumbar spinal artery; Lumbar vein; Radicular artery; Radiculomedullary artery; Safe triangle zone; Selective nerve root block; Transforaminal epidural injection

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; STEROID;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; LUMBAR TRANSFORAMINAL EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION; NEEDLE; NERVE ROOT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT SAFETY; SPINAL GANGLION;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE;

EID: 79960873706     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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