Kambin triangle versus the supraneural approach for the treatment of lumbar radicular pain

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1039-1050

  Park, Ki Deok ^a   Lee, Jiwon ^b   Jee, Heami ^c   Park, Yongbum ^d  

^a Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Kambin Triangle; Lumbar Radicular Pain; Transforaminal Injection

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; TRIAMCINOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADICULOPATHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; LIDOCAINE; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADICULOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE;

EID: 84870061723     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e318264573a     Document Type: Article

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