Effect of Body Mass Index in Patients Administered Epidural Steroid Injection for Back Pain | Zendy

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Effect of Body Mass Index in Patients Administered Epidural Steroid Injection for Back Pain

Author(s) -

Pınar Karaca Baysal,

Özgür Baysal,

Atakan Erkılınç,

Mustafa Emre Gürcü,

Birzat Emre Gölboyu,

Mine Ekinci,

Tülay Örki

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

the annals of clinical and analytical medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2667-663X

DOI - 10.4328/jcam.4417

Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , anesthesia , epidural steroid injection , back pain , low back pain , steroid , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology , hormone

Aim: The aim is to investigate the efficacy of epidural steroid injection applied for lumbar discopathy pain to obese and non-obese patients with continuing complaints of back pain, despite the application of medical treatment and physical therapy. Material and Method: The study included 119 patients aged 31-73 years who presented at the Algology Clinic with complaints of back and leg pain which had been ongoing for at least 6 months and with single level disc pathologies, and for whom epidural steroid injection was planned. The patients were separated into 2 groups as obese (BMI >30) and non-obese (BM

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