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SETB. 2014; 48(1): 34-8


Efficacy of lumbar epidural corticosteroid injections on clinical status of the patients with radiculopathy

Jülide Öncü, Reşat İlişer, Göksel Çelebi, Banu Kuran, Gülgün Durlanık.




Abstract

Objective: To investigate the effect of lumbar epidural steroid injection in patients with radiculopathy
Materials-Methods: 37 patients with radiculopathy were recruited retrospectively in the study.
Radicular, low back pain and paresthesia intensity were evaluated using visual analog scale (VAS); the evidence of nerve stretch was evaluated by straight leg rising (SRL), disability levels were evaluated using the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and the quality of life was evaluated by SF-36.
Results: A significant improvement was observed in VAS-radicular and lomber pain levels at the 24th hours post-injection (p

Key words: Radiculopathy, epidural steroid injections, low back pain






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