Transforaminal epidural steroid injections prevent the need for surgery in patients with sciatica secondary to lumbar disc herniation: a retrospective case series

BACKGROUND: The median orthopedic surgery wait time in Canada is 33.7 weeks, thus alternative treatments for pathologies such as lumbar disc herniations (LDH) are needed. We sought to determine whether transforaminal epidural steroid injections (TFESIs) alleviate or merely delay the need for surgery...

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Hauptverfasser: Manson, Neil A., McKeon, Melissa D., Abraham, Edward P.
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Canadian Medical Association 2013
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3617112/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23351495
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cjs.014611
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