Open AccessA comparison of the analgesic efficacy of transforaminal methylprednisolone alone and with low doses of clonidine in lumbo-sacral radiculopathy
Author(s) -
Nazia Tauheed,
Hammad Usmani,
A. H. Siddiqui
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.125937
Subject(s) - medicine , methylprednisolone , clonidine , anesthesia , analgesic , complication , lumbosacral joint , surgery , epidural steroid injection , randomized controlled trial , low back pain , alternative medicine , pathology
Although transforaminal epidural steroid injections under fluoroscopic guidance have become a common mode of treatment of lumbosacral radiculopathy due to herniated disc, the efficacy of steroid with low doses of clonidine has not been compared yet.