Why the study?
Does radiographically localized injection of steroids and local anesthetic into the facet joint provide pain relief in patients with lumbago and sciatica?
Population
100 consecutive patients with lumbago and sciatica (low back and leg pain)
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
long-term
Authors
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Should not change practice for facet joint injections; leaves open confirmation of benefit in randomized trials.
Does radiographically localized injection of steroids and local anesthetic into the facet joint provide pain relief in patients with lumbago and sciatica?
Radiographically localized facet joint injections of steroids and local anesthetics can provide long-term or partial pain relief in a subset of patients with lumbago and sciatica.
Mooney et al. (1976) studied this question.
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