The efficacy of transforaminal epidural steroid injection by the conventional technique in far-lateral herniation of lumbar disc

Pain Physician

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 415-420

  Kim, Ho Joong ^a   Park, Joon Hee ^b   Shin, Keun Mann ^b   Kang, Sang Soo ^b   Kim, Il Seok ^b   Hong, Sung Jun ^b   Song, Chang Keun ^b   Park, Jung Chan ^b   Yeom, Jin S ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Far lateral herniation of lumbar disc; Herniated lumbar disc; Intraspinal herniation of lumbar disc; Oswestry disability index; Radiculopathy; Safe triangle; Transforaminal epidural steroid injection; Visual analog pain scale

Indexed keywords

TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FAR LATERAL LUMBAR DISK HERNIATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; INTRASPINAL LUMBAR DISK HERNIATION; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADICULOPATHY; TRANSFORAMINAL EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEROIDS;

EID: 84866981558     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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