STUDY DESIGN: Prospective study. PURPOSE: We compared the effects of two methods of epidural @entity134 injection in @entity1 with recurrent disc herniation. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE: To our knowledge, there is no previous report of such a comparison in these @entity1 . METHODS: The study was performed with 30 @entity1 with relapsed @entity890 whose @entity158 was not relieved by conservative remedies. The @entity1 were divided into two groups, each of 15 @entity1 , and entered the study for caudal or transforaminal injections. The degree of @entity158 , ability to stand and walk, and the Prolo function score were evaluated in both groups before the injection and 2 months and 6 months after the injection. RESULTS: The degrees of @entity158 reduction in the caudal injection group in the second and sixth months were 0.6 and 1.63, respectively, and in the transforaminal injection group were 1.33 and 1.56, respectively. The difference between the two methods was not statistically significant. Similarly, no other evaluated criterion showed a significant difference between the methods. CONCLUSIONS: In the current study, the caudal and transforaminal @entity134 injection methods showed similar outcomes in the treatment of relapsed @entity890 . However, more detailed @entity1 categorizing may help in finding possible subgroups with differences.

Comparison of two methods of epidural XXXX injection in the treatment of recurrent @entity890 .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity134 :: ('CHEBI:35341', 'Chemical') :: ['steroid'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity890 :: ('MESH:D007405', 'Disease') :: ['lumbar disc herniation']
@entity134 :: (CHEBI:35341,Chemical) :: ['steroid']
