ISSN: 1859 - 2872
Study on effectiveness of digital substraction angiography - guided selective nerve root block
Main Article Content
Keywords
Abstract
Objective: To assess the efficacy of selective nerve root blocks in patients with lumbar radiculopathy. Subject and method: 160 patients with lumbar radiculopathy were treated at Ducgiang Hospital from May 2019 to May 2020. Comparison of pain score and Oswestry disability index pre- and post- selective nerve root blocks were performed by t-test. Result: L5 nerve root was targeted in 73.1% patients. VAS score and ODI score at pre-, post-procedure and one month follow-up were 7.32 ± 0.46, 4.41 ± 0.66, 1.78 ± 0.87 and 43.81 ± 0.68, 35.27 ± 0.89, 17.2 ± 0.81, respectively. The differences were significant. Conclusion: Selective nerve root block is a efficient treatment option for patients with lumbar radiculopathy with regard to pain relief and improvement of the activities of daily living.
Article Details
References
2. Kim J, Hur JW, Lee JB et al (2016) Surgery versus nerve blocks for lumbar disc herniation: Quantitative analysis of radiological factors as a predictor for successful outcomes. Journal of Korean neurosurgical society 59(5): 478-484.
3. Mistry M, Shah M, Dendor MK et al (2018) Role of root block in lumbar spine radiculopathy. National Journal of clinical orthopaedics 2(2): 13-17.
4. Mysliwiec LW, Cholewicki J, Winkelpleck MD, et al. (2008) MSU classification for herniated lumbar discs on MRI: Toward developing objective criteria for surgical selection. European spine Journal 19: 1087-1093.
5. Price DD, McGrath PA, Rafii A et al (1983) The validation of visual analogue scales as ratio scale measures for chronic and experimental pain. Pain 17: 45-56.
6. Ravindra VM, Senglaub SS, Rattani A et al (2018) Degenerative lumbar spine disease: Estimating global incidence and worldwide volume. Global spine Journal 8(8): 784-794.
7. Roland M and Fairbank J (2000) The Roland–Morris disability questionnaire and the oswestry disability questionnaire. Spine 25(24): 3115-3124.
8. Salunkhe RM, Pisal T, Hira YS et al (2016) Study of nerve root block procedure as a diagnostic and therapeutic aid in lumbosacral radiculopathy. Indian Journal of pain 30(2): 127-131.
9. Singh S, Kumar S, Chahal G et al (2017) Selective nerve root blocks vs. caudal epidural injection for single level prolapsed lumbar intervertebral disc–A prospective randomized study. Journal of clinical orthopaedics & trauma 8(2): 142-147.
10. Vashishtha S, Singh SK, Verma A et al (2019) A study on effectiveness of selective nerve root blocks in lumbar radiculopathies. International Journal of orthopaedics sciences 5(3): 191-199.
Article Sidebar
