Chronic Lumbosacral Painful Unilateral Radiculopathy: Dorsal Root Ganglion Pulsed Radiofrequency vs. Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection: A Prospective Randomized Study
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Transforaminal epidural steroid injections in lumbosacral radiculopathy: a prospective randomized study.
STUDY DESIGN A prospective study randomized by patient choice from the private practice of a single physician affiliated with a major teaching hospital was conducted. OBJECTIVES To compare transforaminal epidural steroid injections with saline trigger-point injections used in the treatment of lumbosacral radiculopathy secondary to a herniated nucleus pulposus. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Epi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinics in Surgery
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2474-1647
DOI: 10.25107/cis-v5-id2759