Interlaminar epidural steroid injection for degenerative lumbar spinal canal stenosis: Does the intervertebral level of performance matter?

Ochsner Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 62-66

  Milburn, James ^a   Freeman, Jeffrey ^b   Steven, Andrew ^c   Altmeyer, Wilson ^d   Kay, Dennis ^a,e  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b Summit Radiology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Injections epidural; Low back pain; Spinal stenosis

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE LUMBAR SPINAL CANAL STENOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL LEVEL; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84896263628     PISSN: 15245012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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