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Original Research

The Efficacy of Therapeutic Selective Nerve Block in Treating Lumbar Radiculopathy and Avoiding Surgery

Tareq Kanaan1 Division of Neurosurgery & Spine Unit, Special Surgery Department, University of Jordan, Amman, JordanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rami Abusaleh2 School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, JordanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3385-530X
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Jumanah Abuasbeh2 School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, JordanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0650-6542
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Maryam Al Jammal2 School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, JordanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7840-342X
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Sara Al-Haded2 School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, JordanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3963-4401
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Sara Al-Rafaiah2 School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, JordanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0455-9595
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Ali Kanaan2 School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, JordanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6280-1872
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Fatima Alnaimat3 Internal Medicine Department, University of Jordan, Amman, JordanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5574-2939
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Lubna Khreesha4 Special Surgery Department, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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Fadi Al Hadidi5 Division of Orthopedic Surgery & Spine Unit, Special Surgery Department, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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Qussay Al-Sabbagh1 Division of Neurosurgery & Spine Unit, Special Surgery Department, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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Pages 2971-2978 | Published online: 18 Nov 2020

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