Open AccessA prospective randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial comparing epidural butorphanol plus corticosteroid with corticosteroid alone for sciatica due to herniated nucleus pulposus
Author(s) -
Abhijan Maity,
Bikash Chandra Mondal,
Debasish Saha,
Debasish Sinha Roy
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
perspectives in clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2229-5488
pISSN - 2229-3485
DOI - 10.4103/2229-3485.92302
Subject(s) - butorphanol , medicine , sciatica , corticosteroid , anesthesia , methylprednisolone , lumbar , visual analogue scale , methylprednisolone acetate , low back pain , epidural administration , randomized controlled trial , surgery , bupivacaine , alternative medicine , pathology
To compare the efficacy of up to 3 epidural butorphanol plus corticosteroid with corticosteroid alone for sciatica due to herniated nucleus pulposus.