Outcome of transforaminal epidural steroid injection for lumbar radiculopathy: initial three-year experience at Upendra Devkota Memorial-National Institute of Neurological and Allied Sciences, Nepal
Abstract Background The prevalence of low back pain with radiculopathy in general population varies from 9.9% to 25%, which can be due to bony narrowing of the lateral recess or due to prolapsed intervertebral disc. Transforaminal epidural injection of a mixture of long-acting anaesthetic (bupivacai...
Main Authors: | Pratyush Shrestha, Lojima Subba, Prity Agrawal, Subash Lohani |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-02-01
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Series: | Chinese Neurosurgical Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41016-020-0184-5 |
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