Open AccessUltrasound versus fluoroscopy-guided caudal epidural steroid injection for the treatment of chronic low back pain with radiculopathy: A randomised, controlled clinical trial
Author(s) -
Arindam Kumar Hazra,
Dipasri Bhattacharya,
Sayantan Mukherjee,
Santanu Ghosh,
Manasij Mitra,
Mohanchandra Mandal
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.183391
Subject(s) - medicine , fluoroscopy , visual analogue scale , epidural steroid injection , oswestry disability index , ultrasound , low back pain , randomized controlled trial , epidural space , surgery , gold standard (test) , clinical trial , anesthesia , radiology , alternative medicine , pathology
Caudal epidural steroid administration is an effective treatment for chronic low back pain (LBP). Fluoroscopy guidance is the gold standard for pain procedures. Ultrasound guidance is recently being used in pain clinic procedures. We compared the fluoroscopy guidance and ultrasound guidance for caudal epidural steroid injection with respect to the time needed for correct placement of the needle and clinical effectiveness in patients with chronic LBP.