Class information for:
Level 1: EPIDURAL STEROIDS//PAIN PHYSICIAN//PERCUTANEOUS ADHESIOLYSIS

Basic class information
ID Publications Average number
of references		 Avg. shr. active
ref. in WoS
6063 1468 42.4 67%


Bar chart of Publication_year

Last years might be incomplete

Classes in level above (level 2)


ID, lev.
above		 Publications Label for level above
99 24833 SPINE//INTERVERTEBRAL DISC//ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS

Terms with highest relevance score


Rank Term Type of term Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 EPIDURAL STEROIDS Author keyword 44 78% 2% 29
2 PAIN PHYSICIAN Journal 43 22% 11% 167
3 PERCUTANEOUS ADHESIOLYSIS Author keyword 42 94% 1% 15
4 EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION Author keyword 40 62% 3% 42
5 EPIDURAL INJECTIONS Author keyword 40 70% 2% 33
6 INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT Author keyword 40 71% 2% 32
7 INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES Author keyword 31 63% 2% 31
8 EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTIONS Author keyword 30 79% 1% 19
9 SCIATICA Author keyword 27 19% 9% 125
10 CAUDAL EPIDURAL INJECTIONS Author keyword 26 100% 1% 11

Web of Science journal categories

Author Key Words


Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class		 LCSH search Wikipedia search
1 EPIDURAL STEROIDS 44 78% 2% 29 Search EPIDURAL+STEROIDS Search EPIDURAL+STEROIDS
2 PERCUTANEOUS ADHESIOLYSIS 42 94% 1% 15 Search PERCUTANEOUS+ADHESIOLYSIS Search PERCUTANEOUS+ADHESIOLYSIS
3 EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION 40 62% 3% 42 Search EPIDURAL+STEROID+INJECTION Search EPIDURAL+STEROID+INJECTION
4 EPIDURAL INJECTIONS 40 70% 2% 33 Search EPIDURAL+INJECTIONS Search EPIDURAL+INJECTIONS
5 INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT 40 71% 2% 32 Search INTERVENTIONAL+PAIN+MANAGEMENT Search INTERVENTIONAL+PAIN+MANAGEMENT
6 INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES 31 63% 2% 31 Search INTERVENTIONAL+TECHNIQUES Search INTERVENTIONAL+TECHNIQUES
7 EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTIONS 30 79% 1% 19 Search EPIDURAL+STEROID+INJECTIONS Search EPIDURAL+STEROID+INJECTIONS
8 SCIATICA 27 19% 9% 125 Search SCIATICA Search SCIATICA
9 CAUDAL EPIDURAL INJECTIONS 26 100% 1% 11 Search CAUDAL+EPIDURAL+INJECTIONS Search CAUDAL+EPIDURAL+INJECTIONS
10 EPIDURAL INJECTION SPACE 26 100% 1% 11 Search EPIDURAL+INJECTION+SPACE Search EPIDURAL+INJECTION+SPACE

Key Words Plus


Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 RADICULAR PAIN 88 54% 8% 113
2 EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTIONS 83 53% 7% 109
3 NERVE ROOT BLOCK 80 90% 2% 35
4 PERIRADICULAR INFILTRATION 61 77% 3% 41
5 MEDIAL BRANCH BLOCKS 52 56% 4% 63
6 SCIATICA 47 22% 13% 185
7 FACET JOINT PAIN 42 67% 3% 38
8 NERVE ROOT BLOCKS 41 87% 1% 20
9 STEROID INJECTIONS 40 36% 6% 88
10 TRANSFORAMINAL INJECTION 38 76% 2% 26

Journals


Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 PAIN PHYSICIAN 43 22% 11% 167

Reviews


Title Publ. year Cit. Active references % act. ref.
to same field
The Effectiveness and Risks of Fluoroscopically Guided Cervical Transforaminal Injections of Steroids: A Systematic Review with Comprehensive Analysis of the Published Data 2014 11 47 98%
The Effectiveness of Lumbar Transforaminal Injection of Steroids: A Comprehensive Review with Systematic Analysis of the Published Data 2013 31 67 91%
Epidural Corticosteroid Injections in the Management of Sciatica A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 2012 68 67 60%
Epidural Steroids A Comprehensive, Evidence-Based Review 2013 29 231 63%
Epidural Steroid Warning Controversy Still Dogging FDA 2014 6 171 88%
Needle Position Analysis in Cases of Paralysis From Transforaminal Epidurals: Consider Alternative Approaches to Traditional Technique 2013 20 56 73%
Effectiveness of Therapeutic Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections in Managing Lumbar Spinal Pain 2012 33 185 76%
Systematic Review of Therapeutic Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections 2009 121 107 68%
Transforaminal injection of corticosteroids for lumbar radiculopathy: systematic review and meta-analysis 2012 21 34 88%
Lumbar Interlaminar Epidural Injections in Managing Chronic Low Back and Lower Extremity Pain: A Systematic Review 2009 130 128 58%

Address terms


Rank Address term Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 PAIN MED FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 9 59% 0.7% 10
2 DONG SAN HOSP 6 80% 0.3% 4
3 ENDOVASC NEUROSURG NEUROENDOVASC PROGRAM 6 100% 0.3% 4
4 INTERVENT PAIN PROGRAM 4 31% 0.7% 10
5 INT PAIN 3 50% 0.3% 5
6 ANESTHESIOL PATHOL NEUROPATHOL 3 100% 0.2% 3
7 TRI PAIN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 3 100% 0.2% 3
8 MCFARLAND CLIN 3 60% 0.2% 3
9 NORTHWESTERN MCGAW MED 2 67% 0.1% 2
10 NOTTINGHAM UNIV HOSP NHS 2 67% 0.1% 2

Related classes at same level (level 1)


Rank Relatedness score Related classes
1 0.0000245260 PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY//ZYGAPOPHYSIAL JOINT//FACET JOINT
2 0.0000198165 DISCOGRAPHY//INTRADISCAL ELECTROTHERMAL THERAPY//MODIC CHANGES
3 0.0000104843 LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS//SPINAL STENOSIS//NEUROGENIC CLAUDICATION
4 0.0000094013 PERCUTANEOUS DISCECTOMY//MICRODISCECTOMY//LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION
5 0.0000092517 EPIDURAL TEST DOSE//THECALOSCOPY//ANATOMY EPIDURAL SPACE
6 0.0000086139 EPIDURAL FIBROSIS//PERIDURAL FIBROSIS//PERIDURAL SCAR
7 0.0000079624 ARACHNOIDITIS OSSIFICANS//PANTOPAQUE//IOPHENDYLATE
8 0.0000073034 NERVE BIOMECHANICS//NEURODYNAMIC TEST//NON SPECIFIC ARM PAIN
9 0.0000067490 COMPLICATIONS EPIDURAL ABSCESS//COMPLICATIONS MENINGITIS//COMPLICATIONS EXTRADURAL ABSCESS
10 0.0000063110 STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK//STELLATE GANGLION BLOCKADE//CERVICAL SYMPATHETIC BLOCK