Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections for Treating Lumbosacral Radicular Pain from Herniated Intervertebral Discs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

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Steroids often are administered into the epidural space through the transforaminal epidural (TFE) route to treat lumbosacral radicular pain secondary to herniated intervertebral discs. However, their efficacy and safety compared with transforaminal epidural local anesthetics (LAs) or saline injections is unclear.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Anesth. Analg.

Title: Anesthesia and analgesia

Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

ISSN (Electronic): 1526-7598

ISSN (Print): 0003-2999

Publication date (Electronic): Mar 2016

Volume: 122

Issue: 3

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[1 ] From the *Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management and †Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ‡Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, University Health Network-Toronto Western Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; §Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ‖Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ¶Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and #Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; and **Department of Anesthesiology and ††Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.

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Publisher Item ID: 00000539-201603000-00033

DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001155

PubMed ID: 26891397

SO-VID: 6f12a192-9fb4-479d-8368-6c07adddee9e

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