Caudal epidural steroid injection in the treatment of chronic discogenic low back pain. Comparative, prospective and randomized study;Infiltración esteroidea epidural por vía caudal en el tratamiento del dolor lumbar crónico de origen discal. Estudio comparativo, prospectivo y aleatorizado

Revista Espanola de Cirugia Ortopedica y Traumatologia

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 324-332

  Cervera Irimia, J ^a   Tome Bermejo F ^b  

^a HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA SALUD   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN JIMÉNEZ DÍAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Caudal; Discogenic pain; Epidural injection; Low back pain; Steroids, herniated disc

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUDAL; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCOGENIC PAIN; DOLOR DISCAL; DOLOR LUMBAR; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ESTEROIDES, HERNIA DE DISCO; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFILTRACIÓN EPIDURAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STEROIDS, HERNIATED DISC; YOUNG ADULT;

CAUDAL; DISCOGENIC PAIN; DOLOR DISCAL; DOLOR LUMBAR; EPIDURAL INJECTION; ESTEROIDES, HERNIA DE DISCO; INFILTRACIÓN EPIDURAL; LOW BACK PAIN; STEROIDS, HERNIATED DISC;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885423673     PISSN: 18884415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.recot.2013.05.005     Document Type: Article

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