Effect of Injectate Viscosity on Epidural Distribution in Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection
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We read with great interest the recent work by Chun et al (1) in which they studied the effect of different injected volumes for a same dose of dexamethasone, for treatment of radicular pain and concluded that higher volumes are more effective. However, there are a few points we would like to highlight. Firstly, the dose of lidocaine administered in the DL3 group was 10 mg versus 26 mg in the D...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pain Research and Management
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1203-6765,1918-1523
DOI: 10.1155/2019/2651504