A systematic evaluation of the therapeutic effectiveness of sacroiliac joint interventions

Pain Physician

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Hansen, Hans ^a   Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^b,c   Simopoulos, Thomas T ^d   Christo, Paul J ^e   Gupta, Sanjeeva ^f   Smith, Howard S ^g   Hameed, Haroon ^e   Cohen, Steven P ^e,h  

^a The Pain Relief Centers   (United States)

^b PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f BRADFORD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^h UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Pulsed radiofrequency; Sacroiliac joint dysfunction; Sacroiliac joint injection; Sacroiliac joint pain; Sacroiliitis; Thermal radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; BUPIVACAINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ARTHRALGIA; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY NEUROTOMY; DENERVATION; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY TREATMENT; RADIOFREQUENCY NEUROTOMY; REVIEW; SACROILIAC JOINT; SACROILIAC JOINT PAIN; SACROILIITIS; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORK RESUMPTION;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SACROILIAC JOINT; STEROIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861880909     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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