Fluoroscopic caudal epidural injections with or without steroids in managing pain of lumbar spinal stenosis: One-year results of randomized, double-blind, active-controlled trial

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 226-234

  Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^a,b   Cash, Kimberly A ^a   McManus, Carla D ^a   Pampati, Vidyasagar ^a   Fellows, Bert ^a  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

epidural injections; local anesthetics; low back pain; lower extremity pain; spinal stenosis; steroids

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; LIDOCAINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STEROID THERAPY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BETAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; LIDOCAINE; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MANAGEMENT; SPINAL STENOSIS;

EID: 84862215784     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3182160068     Document Type: Article

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