Fluoroscopy guided cervical interlaminar steroid injections in patients with cervical pain syndromes: A retrospective study

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-91

  Beyaz, Serbülent Gökhan ^a   Eman, Ali ^b  

^a SAKARYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Van Ipekyolu State Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cervical; complication; epidural; injection; interlaminar; steroid

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETATE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ARTICLE; CERVICAL INTERLAMINAR EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION; CERVICAL PAIN SYNDROME; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; VERBAL NUMERICAL RATING SCALE;

AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEROIDS; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873206993     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: 18786324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-2012-00354     Document Type: Article

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