Analysis of Factors Associated with the Therapeutic Duration of Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Patients
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Hong, Ji Hee
(Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine)
Lee, Yong Chul (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine) Kim, Jin Mo (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine) Han, Sung Ho (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine) Park, Eun Jee (Department of Anesthesiology, Donguk University School of Medicine) |
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