Open AccessComparison of fluoroscopic guided transforaminal epidural injections of steroid and local anaesthetic with conservative management in patients with chronic lumbar radiculopathies
Author(s) -
Nandita Mehta,
Misbah Salaria,
Abdul Q Salaria
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.186868
Subject(s) - medicine , visual analogue scale , epidural steroid injection , anesthesia , analgesic , lumbar , surgery , patient satisfaction , anesthesiology , local anesthetic , low back pain , alternative medicine , pathology
Chronic lumbar radiculopathy is a common medical problem and the treatment modalities used over years have been many ranging from conservative or symptomatic management to open decompression surgery. This study was aimed at to compare two modalities of treatment, i.e., conservative and lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections (TFESIs).