A systematic review of the effectiveness of CT-guided, lumbar transforaminal injection of steroids

Pain Medicine (United States)

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1860-1865

  Bui, John ^a   Bogduk, Nikolai ^b  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computerized Tomography; CT; Injection; Lumbar; Radicular Pain; Steroids; Transforaminal

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; ROPIVACAINE; STEROID; TRAMADOL; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ANALGESIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRALUMBAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SAFETY; RADICULAR PAIN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STEROID THERAPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CT; INJECTION; LUMBAR; RADICULAR PAIN; STEROIDS; TRANSFORAMINAL;

HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; RADICULOPATHY; STEROIDS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84890137763     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pme.12243     Document Type: Review

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