Fluoroscopic caudal epidural injections in managing post lumbar surgery syndrome: Two-year results of a randomized, double-blind, active-control trial

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 582-591

  Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^a,c   Singh, Vijay ^b   Cash, Kimberly A ^c   Pampati, Vidyasagar ^c   Datta, Sukdeb ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b Pain Diagnostics Associates   (United States)

^c PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

^d Laser Spine and Pain Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Caudal epidural steroid injections; Chronic low back pain; Epidural fibrosis; Post lumbar surgery syndrome; Recurrent disc herniation; Spinal stenosis

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; LIDOCAINE; OPIATE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CAUDAL EPIDURAL INJECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INJECTION; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POST LUMBAR SURGERY SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84866550935     PISSN: 14491907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.4672     Document Type: Article

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