Ultrasound-Guided Versus Conventional Radioscopic–Guided Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections for Cervical Radicular Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
In 537 patients with cervical radicular pain, USF techniques were associated with a lower incidence of intravascular injection and a shorter procedure time compared with radioscopic-guided methods, while no significant differences were observed in pain or NDI outcomes.
Authors
- Tatiana Souza do Nascimento
- Fernanda D'Andrea Marinho
- Gustavo Roberto M. Wegner
- Miles Day
- Thiago M. da Silva
- Bruno Francisco M. Wegner
- Alesson Marinho Miranda
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
- Texas Tech University (US)
- University of Iowa (US)
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (BR)
- Lubbock Christian University (US)
- Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí (BR)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Anesthesia & Analgesia
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0000000000007870
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00