Feasibility of Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections for Management of Lumbar Radicular Back Pain
Ultrasonography shows feasibility as an imaging modality in localizing lumbar intervertebral foramina at higher lumbar levels in patients with normal BMI and no spinal deformities. However, ultrasonography was consistently unable to assist transforaminal needle placement at the L5 level due to poor final needle tip visualization and the requirement of fluoroscopy to advance needle tip transforaminally. While no complications were seen, further controlled trials with larger sample size are needed to investigate safety.
Authors
- Priya Agrawal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2917-9684)
- Naum Shaparin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1060-429X)
- Sarang Koushik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0160-4063)
- Sayed Emal Wahezi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3720-6443)
- Amaresh Vydyanathan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7342-9519)
- Karina Gritsenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8871-6374)
- Kateryna Slinchenkova
- Khaled Donia
Institutions
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy (US)
- Alameda Health System (US)
- Menoufia University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pain Research
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/jpr.s499091
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.89