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ArticleCureus2023

Epidural Catheters for Cervical Epidural Steroid Injections to Target Higher Cervical Pathology: Clinical Images in Practice.

Peter D Vu, Christopher L Robinson, Grant H Chen, Jamal J Hasoon

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Peter D VuDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, USA.
Christopher L RobinsonDepartment of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Grant H ChenDepartment of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, USA.
Jamal J HasoonDepartment of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, USA.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cervical radicular pain is commonly treated with cervical epidural steroid injections. The transforaminal approach allows for direct treatment of the steroid at a particular nerve root or level. Still, it carries a significant risk of morbidity and mortality with thromboembolism or injury to cervical vasculature. The interlaminar approach is commonly utilized as it avoids vascular structures. However, the epidural space becomes narrower at higher levels, limiting the ability to perform this approach at higher cervical levels. Cervical epidural catheters can be used and advanced to target higher cervical pathology through the interlaminar approach. We present clinical images demonstrating the utility of a cervical catheter for treating higher cervical levels.

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cervical radicular paineducational imagesepidural catheterinterlaminar approachsteroid epidural injections

Identifiers

PMID38074001
PMCPMC10709092
OpenAlexW4388510116

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