"Blind" interlaminar epidural steroid injections in lumbar spinal stenosis; effective and safe technique in elderly patients

Periodicum biologorum

LJUBIČIĆ, SREČKO³  ELEZOVIĆ, NEVEN²  KOPIĆ, DRAGICA²  CAREV, MLADEN²  RADOŠ, IVAN¹  STOJANOVIĆ STIPIĆ, SANDA² 

[1] Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Osijek, J. Huttlera 4, Osijek, Croatia;Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Split, Spinčićeva 21, 21000 Split, Croatia;Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, General Hospital Dubrovnik, Dr. R. Mišetića bb, Dubrovnik, Croatia

关键词: low back pain;    spinal stenosis;    epidural analgesia;    steroids;    chronic pain;    pain clinics;   

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学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Periodicum Biologorum

【 摘 要 】

Background and purpose: Blind interlaminar epidural steroid injection (BESI) is one of the treatment modalities for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). There are a growing number of elderly patients with LSS. The optimal timing and outcome of...

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