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Transforaminal epidural steroid injections for the treatment of lumbosacral radicular pain in a Nigeria tertiary hospital: observational study

Published in: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Volume 24 , issue 4 , 2018 , pages: 109–113

DOI: 10.1080/22201181.2018.1489464

Author(s): ZA Suleiman Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria , IK Kolawole Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria , BA Ahmed Department of Surgery, Nigeria , OM Babalola Department of Surgery, Nigeria , GH Ibraheem Department of Surgery, Nigeria

Keywords: herniated intervertebral disc , lumbosacral radicular pain , Nigeria , pain relief , transforaminal epidural steroid injection

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Abstract

Background: Lumbosacral radicular pain is a common cause of chronic low back pain. Despite published reports of effectiveness of transforaminal epidural steroid for lumbosacral radicular pain, it is underutilised in many tertiary hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa. This study assessed the clinical effects of transforaminal epidural steroid injections in patients with lumbosacral radicular pain at a major tertiary health facility in Nigeria.

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