The Effect of Caudal Epidural Injection for the Pseudoclaudication of Spinal Stenosis
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
;
: 582-586, 1998.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The goal of this study was to determine the efficacy of caudal epidural injection in relieving pseudoclaudication of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.METHOD:
Fifteen patients with a spinal stenosis which was confirmed by the magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) studies, received a caudal epidural steroid injection of triamcinolone acetate 120 mg, in a solution mixed with 2 ml of 1% lidocaine, and 15 ml of normal saline.RESULTS:
The visual analogue scales checked at 1 hour prior to injection, 1 hour postinjection, and 1 month postinjection were 8.1+/-0.8, 3.7+/-1.7, and 6.4+/-1.9, respectively. The exercise tolerance on the treadmill with 0o ramp inclination and 1.8 km/h speed was measured at 1 hour prior to injection, 1 hour postinjection, and 1 month postinjection. The time intervals to the first symptom of the pseudoclaudication were 2.3+/-0.8 minutes, 6.5+/-0.7 minutes, and 4.6+/-1.9 minutes, respectively.CONCLUSION:
In our study, the caudal epidural injection offered a significant short-term relief for the pseudoclaudication. Also it appeared to be a reasonable therapeutic option among patients with lumbar spinal stenosis after 1 month postinjection.
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Main subject:
Architectural Accessibility
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Spinal Stenosis
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Weights and Measures
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Injections, Epidural
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Triamcinolone
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Exercise Tolerance
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Lidocaine
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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