Transforaminal versus interlaminar approaches to epidural steroid injections: A systematic review of comparative studies for lumbosacral radicular pain

Pain Physician

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Chien, George C Chang ^a   Knezevic, Nebojsa Nick ^b,c   McCormick, Zack ^a   Chu, Samuel K ^a   Trescot, Andrea M ^d   Candido, Kenneth D ^b,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d Pain and Headache Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural steroids; Interlaminar; Radiculopathy; Systematic review; Transforaminal

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUG ADMINISTRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERLAMINAR EPIDURAL INJECTION; LOW BACK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RADICULAR PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSFORAMINAL EPIDURAL INJECTION;

GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; RADICULOPATHY;

EID: 84904607188     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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