Lumbar epidural steroid injections for lumbosacral radicular pain in patients with normal imaging: A propensity-matched study
There were no significant differences in pain outcomes compared to control patients, though patients with near-normal imaging fared worse than historical controls and the larger cohort from which propensity-matched patients were selected. The possibility of poorer outcomes should be considered when selecting patients with normal imaging and radiculopathy for ESI.
Authors
- Steven Paul Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5928-2127)
- Dost Khan
- Milan P. Stojanovic
- Ariz A Keshwani
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (US)
- VA New England Healthcare System (US)
- Jesse Brown VA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Interventional Pain Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inpm.2025.100574
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47
Funders
- U.S. Department of Defense
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences