Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections
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Transforaminal lumbar epidural steroid injections.
Low back pain is an important medical, social, and economic problem involving approximately 15% to 39% of the population. Of the numerous therapeutic interventions available for treatment of chronic low back pain, including surgery, epidural administration of corticosteroids is one such intervention commonly used. Several approaches available to access the lumbar epidural space are the caudal, ...
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STUDY DESIGN Longitudinal cohort. OBJECTIVE To determine the cost per quality-adjusted life-year for lumbar epidural steroid injections (LESI). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Despite being a widely performed procedure, there are few studies evaluating the cost-effectiveness of LESIs. METHODS Patients who had received LESI between June 2012 and July 2013 with EuroQOL-5D (EQ-5D) scores availabl...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2160-2204
DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.st.o.00058