Epidural steroid injections in the treatment of symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis associated with epidural lipomatosis

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 926-930

  Botwin, Kenneth P ^a,b   Sakalkale, Durgadas P ^a  

^a Florida Spine Institute   (United States)

^b Florida Spine Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural Lipomatosis; Epidural Steroids; Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; LIDOCAINE; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EPIDURAL LIPOMATOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPOMATOSIS; LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; STEROID THERAPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

AGED; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; LIPOMATOSIS; MALE; SPINAL STENOSIS; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

EID: 9344250554     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHM.0000143397.02251.56     Document Type: Article

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