ArticleThe Korean journal of pain2020
Comparison of treatment outcomes in lumbar central stenosis patients treated with epidural steroid injections: interlaminar
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- Intra-articular steroid injections for lumbar disk herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Acta neurochirurgica · 2025Pooled it
- Therapeutic interventions of platelet-rich plasma versus corticosteroid injections for lumbar radicular pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- Non-operative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis with neurogenic claudication: an updated systematic review.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- While prediction of treatment outcome is possible on day 4, the technical epidural approach and steroid selection may make a difference.Interventional pain medicine · 2025Article
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- Factfinders for patient safety: Epidural steroid injection in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.Interventional pain medicine · 2024Article
- Interaction between Dexamethasone, Ropivacaine, and Contrast Media Used in Interventional Pain Treatment: Considerations in Safety.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Observational
- Relationship between needle depth for lumbar transforaminal epidural injection and patients' height and weight using magnetic resonance imaging.The Korean journal of pain · 2022Article
- Role of simultaneous bilateral transforaminal epidural steroid injections in patients with prior lumbar fusions or laminectomies: A retrospective case series.Interventional pain medicine · 2022Article
- Best Practices for Minimally Invasive Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Treatment 2.0 (MIST): Consensus Guidance from the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN).Journal of pain research · 2022Review
- Clinical effects of transforaminal approach vs interlaminar approach in treating lumbar disc herniation: A clinical study protocol.Medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe aimed to compare interlaminar epidural steroid injections (ILESI) and bilateral transforaminal epidural steroid injections (TFESI) on pain intensity, functional status, depression, walking distance, and the neuropathic component in patients with lumbar central spinal stenosis (LCSS).
methodsThe patients were divided into either the ILESI or the bilateral TFESI groups. Prime outcome measures include the numerical rating scale (NRS), Oswestry disability index (ODI), Beck depression inventory (BDI), and pain-free walking distance. The douleur neuropathique en 4 questions score was used as a secondary outcome measure.
resultsA total of 72 patients were finally included. NRS, ODI, and BDI scores showed a significant decline in both groups in all follow-ups. Third-month NRS scores were significantly lower in the ILESI group (
conclusionsBoth ILESI and TFESI are reliable treatment options for LCSS. ILESI might be preferred because of easier application and more effectiveness. However, TFESI might be a better option in patients with more prominent neuropathic pain.
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