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Date Published: 23/12/2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v545i3.12431
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Vol. 545 No. 3 (2024)
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Trần, T. K., Võ , T. T., Lưu, V. T., Nguyễn, C. N., & Nguyễn, M. D. (2024). EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF LUMBAR STEROID EPIDURAL INJECTION IN MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC LUMBOSACRAL RADICULOPATHY. Vietnam Medical Journal, 545(3). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v545i3.12431

EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF LUMBAR STEROID EPIDURAL INJECTION IN MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC LUMBOSACRAL RADICULOPATHY

Trung Kiên Trần, Thành Toàn Võ , Vĩnh Tiến Lưu, Chí Nguyễn Nguyễn, Minh Dương Nguyễn

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Objective: to evaluate the efficacy of lumbar steroid epidural injection in management of  chronic lumbosacral radiculopathy. Subjects and methods: a non-randomized interventional study was conducted on patients with chronic lumbosacral radiculopathy treated with lumbar epidural steroid injection at Thong Nhat hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, from 06/2023 to 01/2024. Results: the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score at 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months post-intervention was 4.3 ± 0.78; 3.2 ± 0.9; and 3.2 ± 0.9, respectively, which was significantly lower compared to the pre-intervention VAS score of 7.3 ± 0.3 (p<0.05). One case of transient radicular exacerbation was noted. Conclusion: the application of lumbar epidural steroid injection showed promising results in efficacy and safety.

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radiculopathy, herniated disc, epidural injection, chronic back pain

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