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Comparative Study
Comparison of lumbosacral transforaminal epidural steroid injection techniques in terms of radiation safety.
- Duygu Tecer, Evren Yasar, Emre Adiguzel, Mehmet Ali Taskaynatan, Birol Balaban, and Arif Kenan Tan.
- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
- Pain Manag. 2017 Mar 1; 7 (2): 113-118.
AimTo investigate the difference in radiation exposure to the patients between oblique and posteroanterior view, initial approach techniques in fluoroscopy-guided lumbosacral transforaminal epidural steroid injections.Patients & MethodsTotal amount of Kerma area product, elapsed time of the procedure and fluoroscopy time were obtained from medical records retrospectively.Results28 patients were included in each group. Fluoroscopy time was significantly lower in group 1, but there was no statistically significant difference in terms of procedure time and Kerma area product.ConclusionRadiation risk does not change between these approaches.
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