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  • 标题:Treatment of degenerative chronic low back pain with fluoroscopically guided epidural procaine-corticosteroid injection
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  • 作者:Ćulafić Slobodan ; Stefanović Dara ; Dulović Dragan
  • 期刊名称:Vojnosanitetski pregled
  • 印刷版ISSN:0042-8450
  • 出版年度:2008
  • 卷号:65
  • 期号:7
  • 页码:507-511
  • DOI:10.2298/VSP0807507C
  • 出版社:Military Medical Academy, INI
  • 摘要:

    Background/Aim. Low back pain is one of the most common painful conditions in the modern age. Therefore, it is very important to establish the most effective protocol for the treatment of this condition. The aim of this study was to find out if fluoroscopically, guided epidural procainecorticosteroid injection is effective in the treatment of degenerative chronic low back pain. Methods. This prospective cohort study was performed in the Military Medical Academy from September 2005 to June 2006 and included 60 patients of both sexes, 34-85 years of age. Degenerative changes of lumbosacral spine were determined by magnetic resonance imaging. The intensity of low back pain was evaluated by subjective (Roland's scale) and objective parameter (Lazarevic sign). Epidural procaine-corticosteroid injection was applied in the patients with low back pain not responding to conservative therapy. After the application of injection, effects of the therapy were followed up. Results. In 92% of the patients there was a reduction of pain intensity for three months, in 4.8% a reduction for a month, but after another injection they felt pain reduction for the next three months. One patient (2.3%) had pain reduction for one month. Conclusion. In the treatment of degenerative chronic low back pain, not responding to conservative therapy with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, epidural procaine-corticosteroid injection have a satisfactory short-term as well as a long-term analgesic effect.

  • 关键词:low back pain; musculoskeletal diseases; pain measurement; injections; epidural; procain; adrenalcortex hormones; treatment outcome
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