Can High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Levels Predict Functional Outcome Following Epidural Steroid Injection in Patients with Lumbar Disc Disease?

Can High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Levels Predict Functional Outcome Following Epidural Steroid Injection in Patients with Lumbar Disc Disease?

Study Design Prospective cohort study. Purpose Inflammatory cytokines produced at the site of disc herniation are considered as pain generators in patients with lumbar disc disease. Whether a high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) assay can be used in order to predict the quantum of inflammati...

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Main Authors: Rajesh Gopireddy, Karthick Rangasamy, Vijay G. Goni, Pulak Vatsya, Prateek Behera, Yatindra K. Batra, Chetana Vaishnavi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spine Society 2021-12-01
Series:Asian Spine Journal
Subjects:
lumbar
disc prolapse
c-reactive protein
epidural steroid injection
low backache
interlaminar
inflammatory marker
Online Access:http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-2020-0295.pdf

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