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- Title
Does pain score in response to a standardized subcutaneous local anesthetic injection predict epidural steroid injection outcomes in patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy? A prospective correlational study.
- Authors
Cohen, Steven P; Mao, Jianren; Vu, To-Nhu; Strassels, Scott A; Gupta, Anita; Erdek, Michael A; Christo, Paul J; Kurihara, Connie; Griffith, Scott R; Buckenmaier, Chester C, 3rd; Chen, Lucy
- Abstract
Epidural steroid injections (ESI) are the most commonly performed pain procedures. Despite numerous studies, controversy continues to surround their effectiveness. The purpose of this study is to determine whether a standard, clinical local anesthetic injection can predict outcomes for ESI.
- Publication
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 2013, Vol 14, Issue 3, p327
- ISSN
1526-4637
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/pme.12027