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Should routine MRI of the lumbar spine be required prior to lumbar epidural steroid injection for sciatica pain?
BACKGROUND: We describe three patients who received lumbar epidural steroid injections (LESI) for lumbosacral radicular pain that resulted in worsening of their symptoms. The procedures were performed following a review of remote diagnostic imaging studies. These cases demonstrate the lack of consen...
Autores principales: | Ghaly, Ramis F., Lissounov, Alexei, Candido, Kenneth D., Knezevic, Nebojsa Nick |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4392534/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25883840 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.153888 |
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