Nonoperative management of discogenic back pain: A systematic review

Spine

Volumn 39, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 1314-1324

  Lu, Young ^a   Guzman, Javier Z ^a   Purmessur, Devina ^a   Iatridis, James C ^a   Hecht, Andrew C ^a   Qureshi, Sheeraz A ^a   Cho, Samuel K ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ablative therapy; analgesia; biacuplasty; discogenic; electrothermal therapy; intradiscal; low back pain; methylene blue; nociceptive; nonoperative; percutaneous intradiscal radio frequency coagulation; provocative discography; ramus communicans; steroid injection

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; METHYLENE BLUE; STEROID;

ABLATION THERAPY; BIACUPLASTY; CLINICAL STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISCOGENIC PAIN; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INJECTION; INTRADISCAL ELECTROTHERMAL THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SHAM PROCEDURE; STEROID THERAPY; THERAPY; TRACTION THERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904393277     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000401     Document Type: Review

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