TY - JOUR
T1 - Incidence of intradiscal injection during lumbar fluoroscopically guided transforaminal and interlaminar epidural steroid injections
AU - Candido, Kenneth D.
AU - Katz, Jeffrey A.
AU - Chinthagada, Mariadas
AU - McCarthy, Robert A.
AU - Knezevic, Nebojsa Nick
PY - 2010/5
Y1 - 2010/5
N2 - Intradiscal injections during transforaminal epidural steroid injections and interlaminar lumbar epidural steroid injections have been reported rarely. In that regard, this retrospective observational report is the first attempt to quantify the overall rate of this complication. A retrospective analysis of 3 years of accrued data (2004-2007) showed that 2412 transforaminal epidural steroid injections were performed at the 2 training institutions (Loyola University Medical Center and Northwestern University/Feinberg School of Medicine). There were 6 intradiscal (annular) injections of contrast, for a rate of 1:402. Over the same interval, 4723 lumbar epidural steroid injections were performed, with 1 intradiscal injection, for a rate of 1:4723.
AB - Intradiscal injections during transforaminal epidural steroid injections and interlaminar lumbar epidural steroid injections have been reported rarely. In that regard, this retrospective observational report is the first attempt to quantify the overall rate of this complication. A retrospective analysis of 3 years of accrued data (2004-2007) showed that 2412 transforaminal epidural steroid injections were performed at the 2 training institutions (Loyola University Medical Center and Northwestern University/Feinberg School of Medicine). There were 6 intradiscal (annular) injections of contrast, for a rate of 1:402. Over the same interval, 4723 lumbar epidural steroid injections were performed, with 1 intradiscal injection, for a rate of 1:4723.
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U2 - 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181d6bd12
DO - 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181d6bd12
M3 - Article
C2 - 20418306
AN - SCOPUS:77951747180
SN - 0003-2999
VL - 110
SP - 1464
EP - 1467
JO - Anesthesia and analgesia
JF - Anesthesia and analgesia
IS - 5
ER -