The Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Guided Selective Nerve Root Block for the Treatment of Radicular Pain in the Lower Cervical Spine: An Assessment of Sustainability and Side Effects

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“This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.” The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association Volume 53 Number 2 2018 Received March 28, 2017 Revised June 13, 2017 Accepted July 27, 2017 Correspondence to: Chang Su Kim, M.D. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, 262 Gamcheonro, Seo-gu, Busan 49267, Korea TEL: +82-51-990-6467 FAX: +82-51-243-0181 E-mail: mewha98@naver.com 하부 경추의 방사통 환자에서 초음파를 이용한 선택적 신경근 차단술의 효과: 지속성과 부작용 평가