Intradiscal interventional therapy for degenerative chronic discogenic low back pain with end-plate Modic changes

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 89, Issue 35, 2009, Pages 2490-2494

  Zhuang, Cheng Yu ^a   Cao, Peng ^a   Zheng, Tao ^a   Yang, Yao Qi ^a   Zhang, Zhong Wei ^a   Chen, Wei ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Injections, intradiscal; Intervertebral disc; Spinal diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871451527     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2009.35.012     Document Type: Article

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