Outcome of transforaminal epidural steroid injection for lumbar radiculopathy: initial three-year experience at Upendra Devkota Memorial-National Institute of Neurological and Allied Sciences, Nepal

Outcome of transforaminal epidural steroid injection for lumbar radiculopathy: initial three-year experience at Upendra Devkota Memorial-National Institute of Neurological and Allied Sciences, Nepal

Abstract Background The prevalence of low back pain with radiculopathy in general population varies from 9.9% to 25%, which can be due to bony narrowing of the lateral recess or due to prolapsed intervertebral disc. Transforaminal epidural injection of a mixture of long-acting anaesthetic (bupivacai...

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Main Authors: Pratyush Shrestha, Lojima Subba, Prity Agrawal, Subash Lohani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Chinese Neurosurgical Journal
Subjects:
Lumbar
Prolapsed intervertebral disc
Radiculopathy
Transforaminal epidural steroid injection
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41016-020-0184-5

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