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Caudal Versus Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection for Unilateral S1 Radiculopathy

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December 2023

Caudal Versus Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection for Unilateral S1 Radiculopathy

Vol: 305| Issue: 3| Number:16| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Caudal epidural steroid injection versus transforaminal ESI for unilateral S1 radiculopathy: a prospective, randomized trial.

Pain Med . 2023 Aug 1;24(8):957-962.

Contributing Authors:
EC Ozturk R Sacaklidir S Sencan OH Gunduz

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Synopsis

62 patients with L5-S1 paracentral disc herniation causing unilateral S1 radicular pain were randomized to receive either a caudal epidural steroid injection (caudal ESI; n=31) or a transforaminal epidural steroid injection (S1 TFESI; n=31). Outcomes of interest included procedural time, radiation dose, pain on a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and the incidence of ≥50...

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