Paraplegia following thoracic and lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections: How relevant is physician negligence?

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 166-168

  Shah, Rinoo V ^a  

^a Guthrie Clinic Big Flats   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ANATOMIC LANDMARK; ARTERY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; NEGLIGENCE; NOTE; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULAR ARTERY; RISK REDUCTION; STEROID THERAPY; THORACOLUMBAR TRANSFORAMINAL EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALPRACTICE; NERVE; VASCULARIZATION;

ARTERIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALPRACTICE; PARAPLEGIA; STEROIDS; THORACIC NERVES;

EID: 84897954393     PISSN: 17598478     EISSN: 17598486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2013-010903     Document Type: Note

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