| Long-term results of cervical epidural steroid injections. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 2520395 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Fifty-eight patients undergoing cervical epidural injection of corticosteroids were followed for a 6-month period. Patients with 90% pain relief lasting 6 months were considered to have excellent results, those with greater than 50% pain relief lasting at least 6 weeks were considered to have good results, and all others were considered to have poor results. Six months after the injection, 41.4% of patients had excellent pain relief by our criteria. Twenty-nine percent of patients reported good results and 29.3% had poor results. Those patients with the diagnosis of cervical spondylosis and those with subacute cervical strain had statistically significantly (p less than 0.001, difference of proportions test) better results than patients with other diagnoses. The procedure of cervical epidural steroid injection may be most effective in patients with cervical degenerative joint disease as the etiology of their cervical pain. |
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Authors:
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R S Cicala; K Thoni; J J Angel |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Clinical journal of pain Volume: 5 ISSN: 0749-8047 ISO Abbreviation: Clin J Pain Publication Date: 1989 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1992-05-12 Completed Date: 1992-05-12 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8507389 Medline TA: Clin J Pain Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 143-5 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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University Pain Treatment Center, University of Tennessee, Memphis. |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones
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administration & dosage,
therapeutic use* Analgesia, Epidural* / adverse effects Humans Pain / drug therapy*, etiology Pain Measurement Spinal Osteophytosis / complications Sprains and Strains / complications |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Adrenal Cortex Hormones |
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