Efficacy of transforaminal lumbar epidural steroid injections in patients with lumbar radiculopathy
dc.contributor.author | Cetin, Mehmet Fatih | |
dc.contributor.author | Karaman, Haktan | |
dc.contributor.author | Kavak, Gonul Olmez | |
dc.contributor.author | Tufek, Adnan | |
dc.contributor.author | Yildirim, Zeynep Baysal | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-04-24T17:27:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-04-24T17:27:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.department | Dicle Üniversitesi | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: This study looks into the efficacy and safety of the transforaminal lumbar epidural steroid injection (TLESI) applied to patients with radiculopathy due to lumbar disk herniation. Methods: The patients' files which were applied TLESI, were retrospectively scanned. Patients who did not respond to one-month conservative treatment and who were detected to have bulging or protruding lumbar disk herniation as a result of imaging methods were included in the study. All applications were performed with C-arm fluoroscopy under local anesthesia by outpatient method. In all cases, a mix of 80 mg triamsinolone and 0.25% bupivacaine, was transforaminally injected to the anterior epidural area. Initial VAS pain scores were compared with the values of the 1, 3 and 6th months after the application. Patient satisfaction was determined through scoring. Furthermore, early and late term complications were collected for evaluation. Results: A total of 222 patients were administered TLESI 460 times (average: 2.1, repeat interval: 1-6 times). The applications were carried out most frequently at the levels of L4-L5 and L5-S1. While the initial VAS score average was 8.2 +/- 0.7, after TLESI, it was 5.0 +/- 1.6, 4.8 +/- 1.5 and 5.1 +/- 1.5 in the 1, 3 and 6th months, respectively. 63.9% of the patients (n=142) defined the treatment as 'good and excellent'. No major complications were experienced and the overall minor complication rate was 11.1%. Conclusion: It was seen that TLESI was an efficient and safe method in the short and medium term. | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.5505/agri.2012.98704 | |
dc.identifier.endpage | 84 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1300-0012 | |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 22865492 | |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-84887928212 | |
dc.identifier.scopusquality | Q3 | |
dc.identifier.startpage | 77 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.5505/agri.2012.98704 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11468/20150 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 24 | en_US |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:000421300700005 | |
dc.identifier.wosquality | N/A | |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Web of Science | |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Scopus | |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | PubMed | |
dc.language.iso | tr | en_US |
dc.publisher | Kare Publ | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Agri-The Journal of The Turkish Society of Algology | |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | Low Back Pain | en_US |
dc.subject | Transforaminal Epidural Steroid | en_US |
dc.subject | Lumbar Disc Herniation | en_US |
dc.title | Efficacy of transforaminal lumbar epidural steroid injections in patients with lumbar radiculopathy | en_US |
dc.title | Efficacy of transforaminal lumbar epidural steroid injections in patients with lumbar radiculopathy | |
dc.type | Article | en_US |