Epidural lysis of adhesions for failed back surgery and spinal stenosis: Factors associated with treatment outcome

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 215-224

  Hsu, Eugene ^a   Atanelov, Levan ^b   Plunkett, Anthony R ^c   Chai, Nu ^a   Chen, Yian ^a   Cohen, Steven P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Wesleyan Johns Hopkins and Texas A and M   (United States)

^c WOMACK ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; HYALURONIDASE; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADHESIOLYSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EPIDURAL SPACE; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE SURGERY; TISSUE ADHESION; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 84891773418     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: 15267598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000042     Document Type: Article

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