ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2020
Complications Associated with Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections.
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- Patient-Specific Virtual Reality Rehearsal for Technically Challenging Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2026Trial
- Bilateral ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block for postoperative persistent low back pain in lumbar disc surgery.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2022Trial
- Complications during lumbar selective nerve root block: a scoping review.Acta neurochirurgica · 2025Article
- Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections for Chronic Spinal Pain: A Clinical Review of Efficacy and Evidence.Cureus · 2025Review
- Practice Patterns of Physicians Who Perform Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Review
- Intrathecal Triamcinolone for Lumbar Degenerative Disease: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort of 499 Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Fluoroscopy-guided Caudal Epidural Steroid Injection and Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection for Unilateral L5-S1 Paracentral Discogenic Radicular Pain.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- Interventional pain management in dogs with lumbosacral stenosis: preliminary long-term clinical outcomes of combined foraminal and epidural injections with or without pulsed radiofrequency.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- A Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial on the Efficacy and Safety of Electroacupuncture for Lumbar Disc Herniation with Radiculopathy: Rationale and Study Protocol.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Inferior Vena Cava Septic Thrombophlebitis: A Severe Complication of Paraspinal Steroid Injection Leading to Methicillin-ResistantInfection and drug resistance · 2025Article
- Comparison of Unilateral and Bilateral Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections in Unilateral Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- A novel simplified sonographic approach with fluoroscopy-controlled L5 transforaminal epidural injections in patients with high iliac crest: a retrospective study.JA clinical reports · 2024Article
- Clinical Application of an Augmented Reality Navigation System for Transforaminal Epidural Injection: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Perspective: Risks/adverse events for epidural spinal injections.Surgical neurology international · 2024Review
- Comparative Evaluation of Caudal Epidural Method to Ultrasound-Guided S1 Transforamen Block in Patient's Lumbar Discectomy with Failed Back Syndrome Symptoms: A Double-Blind Clinical Trial.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2023Article
- Complications of injections in conservative treatment of degenerative spine disease: a prospective unicentric study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Relationship between needle depth for lumbar transforaminal epidural injection and patients' height and weight using magnetic resonance imaging.The Korean journal of pain · 2022Article
- The Role of Diagnostic Injections in Spinal Disorders: A Narrative Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Comparison of the Oblique Interlaminar and Transforaminal Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections for Treatment of Low Back and Lumbosacral Radicular Pain.Journal of pain research · 2021Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewLow back pain with radicular symptoms is a common cause of disability in the adult population in the USA. Lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TFESI) is one of the most frequently used intervention for lumbar radiculitis. The purpose of this review is to evaluate complications associated with lumbar TFESI. RECENT
findingsBased on the literature review, the reported rate of minor complications was between 2.4 and 9.6%. The major complications including spinal abscess, spinal cord infarct, and epidural hematoma were documented as case reports. Some patients with spinal cord infarct had permanent neurologic deficits, while the other patients had recovery of neurological function after surgical or medical intervention. This review identifies both the minor and major complications related to lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections. According to this review, most complications are minor. Lumbar TFESI can be considered a safe treatment in the management of lumbar radicular pain. However, pain specialists should be aware of the potentially devastating major complications. Early recognition and treatment of complications are crucial for improving the outcome.
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