OBJECTIVE To critically review the best available trials of the utility of transforaminal epidural steroid injections (TFESIs) or selective nerve root blocks (SNRBs) to treat lumbosacral radiculopathy. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE (PubMed, Ovid, MDConsult), EMBASE, and the Cochrane database. Databases were searched from inception through 2003. STUDY SELECTION A database search was conducted by usin...

STUDY DESIGN  Retrospective case series. Evidence level IV. OBJECTIVES  To evaluate surgical candidates with foraminal or extraforaminal lumbar disc herniation treated with CT-guided periradicular injection (CTGPI) as a valid treatment option for avoiding surgery. METHODS  We carried out a retrospective evaluation of 46 consecutive patients with foraminal or extraforaminal disc herniation t...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α inhibition with infliximab (IFX) in treating recurrent and disabling chronic sciatica pain associated with post-operative peridural lumbar fibrosis. METHOD A double-blind, placebo-controlled study randomized 35 patients presenting with sciatica pain associated with post-operative peridura...

OBJECTIVE The objective was to investigate the effect of intracanal antibiotic medicaments followed by ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) on the indentation properties and hardness of radicular dentin using a BioDent reference point indenter and a traditional microhardness technique, respectively. MATERIALS AND METHODS Specimens with intact root canal dentin surfaces and polished radicula...

The purpose of the present study was to study the occurrence of radicular dentinal defects after using EDTA gel during preparation of the root canal with ProTaper Universal (Dentsply Maillefer, Switzerland), HyFlex (ColteneWhaledent, Allstetten, Switzerland), and ProTaper Next (Dentsply Maillefer) rotary instruments. Forty-eight single rooted premolars were selected. Twelve teeth were instrumen...

Among all the odontogenic origin cyst, radicular cyst is commonest. It generally associated withnonvital tooth which have necrotizing pulp as it an inflammatory cyst. Radicular usually occurs inthe periapical region of tooth. As a true consists pathologic cavity lined by epitheliumand commonly filled with fluid. Treatment option for depends on size, location andduration lesion includes endodont...

Study Design A retrospective cohort study. Objectives To determine the outcome and any differences in the clinical results of three different surgical methods for lumbar disk herniation and to assess the effect of factors that could predict the outcome of surgery. Methods We evaluated 148 patients who had operations for lumbar disk herniation from March 2006 to March 2011 using three different ...