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Fluoroscopically guided caudal epidural steroid injection for management of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: short-term and long-term results

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Authors

Lee, Joon Woo; Myung, Jae Sung; Park, Kun Woo; Yeom, Jin S.; Kim, Ki-Jeong; Kim, Hyun-Jib; Kang, Heung Sik

Issue Date
2010-07
Publisher
SPRINGER
Citation
SKELETAL RADIOLOGY Vol.39 No.7, pp. 691-699
Keywords
의약학Caudal epidural steroid injectionSpine interventionLumbar spineSpinal stenosisSteroid
Abstract
To evaluate the short-term and long-term effects of fluoroscopically guided caudal epidural steroid injection (ESI) for the management of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) and to analyze outcome predictors. All patients who underwent caudal ESI in 2006 for DLSS were included in the study. Response was based on chart documentation (aggravated, no change, slightly improved, much improved, no pain). In June 2009 telephone interviews were conducted, using formatted questions including the North American Spine Society (NASS) patient satisfaction scale. For short-term and long-term effects, age difference was evaluated by the Mann-Whitney U test, and gender, duration of symptoms, level of DLSS, spondylolisthesis, and previous operations were evaluated by Fisher's exact test. Two hundred and sixteen patients (male:female = 75:141; mean age 69.2 years; range 48 similar to aEuro parts per thousand 91 years) were included in the study. Improvements (slightly improved, much improved, no pain) were seen in 185 patients (85.6%) after an initial caudal ESI and in 189 patients (87.5%) after a series of caudal ESIs. Half of the patients (89/179, 49.8%) replied positively to the NASS patient satisfaction scale (1 or 2). There were no significant outcome predictors for either the short-term or the long-term responses. Fluoroscopically guided caudal ESI was effective for the management of DLSS (especially central canal stenosis) with excellent short-term and good long-term results, without significant outcome predictors.
ISSN
0364-2348
Language
English
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/10371/81544
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-009-0860-1
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