Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Epidural Infiltration of Particulate Versus Nonparticulate Steroids in the Treatment of Patients with Sciatic Pain
Abstract:Introduction: Epidural corticosteroid injections are widely used to treat low back pain, but doubts exist about the relative efficacy of particulate versus non-particulate corticosteroids. Epidural corticosteroid injections were performed in 75 patients with chronic radicular pain were evaluated for epidural corticosteroid injections to determine if there was a difference in the efficacy of triamcilone acetate, methylprednisolone acetate, and dexamethasone. Methods: 75 patients presenting with debilitating rad… Show more
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