• J Spinal Disord · Apr 1998

    Clinical Trial

    Transforaminal nerve root sleeve injection with corticosteroids, hyaluronidase, and local anesthetic in the failed back surgery syndrome.

    • J Devulder.
    • Department of Anesthesia, Pain Clinic, University Hospital of Ghent, Belgium.
    • J Spinal Disord. 1998 Apr 1;11(2):151-4.

    AbstractMillions of patients with chronic sciatica are still treated with epidural corticosteroids. The efficacy of epidural corticosteroids remains questionable, especially in the chronic failed back surgery syndrome (CFBSS). The affected nerve root sleeve(s) are localized with the help of fluoroscopy and contrast dye. Local anesthetic diluted in 1,500 U hyaluronidase and 40 mg methylprednisolone is injected. Twenty patients with CFBSS, a small retrospective pilot study group, were treated. The success rate is evaluated using a verbal pain rating scale, 1 month and 3 months after the last injection. Initially, 12 patients obtained very good pain relief, sustained for >3 months in 11 patients. In one patient, pain returned after >1 month. No complications were observed. This technique is worthwhile for patients with CFBSS and where epidural fibrosis is suspected to be the pain origin.

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