Transforaminal epidural injections in chronic lumbar disc herniation: A randomized, double-blind, active-control trial

Pain Physician

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^a,b   Cash, Kimberly A ^a   Pampati, Vidyasagar ^a   Falco, Frank J E ^c,d,e  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c Mid Atlantic Spine and Pain Physicians   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Disc herniation; Local anesthetic; Lower extremity pain; Radiculitis; Steroids; Transforaminal epidural injections

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT CHANGE;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BETAMETHASONE; CHRONIC PAIN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LIDOCAINE; LOW BACK PAIN; LOWER EXTREMITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADICULOPATHY;

EID: 84901289280     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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