A prospective randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial comparing epidural butorphanol plus corticosteroid with corticosteroid alone for sciatica due to herniated nucleus pulposus

Objective: To compare the efficacy of up to 3 epidural butorphanol plus corticosteroid with corticosteroid alone for sciatica due to herniated nucleus pulposus. Materials and Methods: In a randomized, double-blind controlled clinical trial, we administered up to 3 epidural injections of either 80 mg...

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Main Authors: Abhijan Maity, Bikash Chandra Mondal, Debasish Saha, Debasish Sinha Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Perspectives in Clinical Research
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Online Access:http://www.picronline.org/article.asp?issn=2229-3485;year=2012;volume=3;issue=1;spage=16;epage=21;aulast=Maity