Adverse Event Rates Associated with Transforaminal and Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injections: A Multi-Institutional Study | Zendy

Christine El-Yahchouchi | Zendy; Christopher T. Plastaras | Zendy; Timothy P. Maus | Zendy; Carrie M. Carr | Zendy; Zachary L. McCormick | Zendy; Jennifer R. Geske | Zendy; Matthew Smuck | Zendy; Matthew J. Pingree | Zendy; David J. Kennedy | Zendy

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Adverse Event Rates Associated with Transforaminal and Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injections: A Multi-Institutional Study

Author(s) -

Christine El-Yahchouchi,

Christopher T. Plastaras,

Timothy P. Maus,

Carrie M. Carr,

Zachary L. McCormick,

Jennifer R. Geske,

Matthew Smuck,

Matthew J. Pingree,

David J. Kennedy

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

pain medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893

H-Index - 97

eISSN - 1526-4637

pISSN - 1526-2375

DOI - 10.1111/pme.12896

Subject(s) - medicine , adverse effect , epidural steroid injection , anesthesia , radicular pain , surgery , low back pain , lumbar , alternative medicine , pathology

Transforaminal epidural steroid injections (TFESI) have demonstrated efficacy and effectiveness in treatment of radicular pain. Despite little evidence of efficacy/effectiveness, interlaminar epidural steroid injections (ILESI) are advocated by some as primary therapy for radicular pain due to purported greater safety.

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