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Efficacy of lumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis: A prospective study

Mohammed Bagir Al-sharaa, Mohammed Shihab Aledanni.

Abstract
Objective: To study the effect of epidural spinal injection over one year in case of spinal stenosis.
Methodology: This prospective study included 566 patients with spinal stenosis seen at Al-Kindy Teaching and Al-Sader, Hospitals who were treated by local epidural steroid injection. They were followed up for at least five subsequent visits after seven days, one month, three months, six months, and one year to assess efficacy.
Result: Mean age of patients was 49.5 years, with a predominance of females (65%). L4/L5 was the most involved level in the spinal stenosis (70%). Grade II stenosis accounted for (45.4%) of cases. The pairwise comparison revealed that there was significant decrease in proportions of patients with pain in day 3 compared to two weeks (p<0.001). After one year, there was significant increase in patient’s number in comparison to day 3 (p<0.0001). There was a relationship between time and steroid injection that was statistically significant (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The patients of spinal stenosis get benefit from epidural steroids injections in early follow-up but the effect decreases over the year.

Key words: Backache, lower limb pain, spinal stenosis, epidural steroid injections.


 
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Al-sharaa MB, Aledanni MS. Efficacy of lumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis: A prospective study. RMJ. 2023; 48(4): 868-871. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230414025137

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Al-sharaa MB, Aledanni MS. Efficacy of lumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis: A prospective study. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=149621 [Access: November 22, 2023]. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230414025137

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Al-sharaa MB, Aledanni MS. Efficacy of lumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis: A prospective study. RMJ. 2023; 48(4): 868-871. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230414025137


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Al-sharaa MB, Aledanni MS. Efficacy of lumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis: A prospective study. RMJ. (2023), [cited November 22, 2023]; 48(4): 868-871. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230414025137


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Al-sharaa, M. B. & Aledanni, . M. S. (2023) Efficacy of lumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis: A prospective study. RMJ, 48 (4), 868-871. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230414025137


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Al-sharaa, Mohammed Bagir, and Mohammed Shihab Aledanni. 2023. Efficacy of lumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis: A prospective study. Rawal Medical Journal, 48 (4), 868-871. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230414025137


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Al-sharaa, Mohammed Bagir, and Mohammed Shihab Aledanni. "Efficacy of lumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis: A prospective study." Rawal Medical Journal 48 (2023), 868-871. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230414025137


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Al-sharaa, Mohammed Bagir, and Mohammed Shihab Aledanni. "Efficacy of lumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis: A prospective study." Rawal Medical Journal 48.4 (2023), 868-871. Print. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230414025137


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Al-sharaa, M. B. & Aledanni, . M. S. (2023) Efficacy of lumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis: A prospective study. Rawal Medical Journal, 48 (4), 868-871. doi:10.5455/rmj.20230414025137


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