Safe Use of Epidural Corticosteroid Injections: Recommendations of the WIP Benelux Work Group

Particulate or Nonparticulate Steroids for Lumbar Transforaminal Injections

(2017) Byron J. Schneider et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

Low back pain and sciatica: summary of NICE guidance

(2017) Ian A Bernstein et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Low back pain and sciatica: summary of NICE guidance

(2017) Ian A Bernstein et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Vertebral Artery Position in the Setting of Cervical Degenerative Disease: Implications for Selective Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Injections

(2017) Ryan T Fitzgerald et al.   INTERVENTIONAL NEURORADIOLOGY

Herniated Lumbar Intervertebral Disk

(2016) Richard A. Deyo et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Immediate Adverse Events in Interventional Pain Procedures: A Multi-Institutional Study

(2016) Carrie M. Carr et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

Relationship between Bone Mineral Density and the Frequent Administration of Epidural Steroid Injections in Postmenopausal Women with Low Back Pain

(2016) Sungyun Kim et al.   Pain Research & Management

Pneumocephalus During Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections

(2015) Won-Joong Kim et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION

Safeguards to Prevent Neurologic Complications after Epidural Steroid Injections

(2015) James P. Rathmell et al.   ANESTHESIOLOGY

Epidural Corticosteroid Injections for Radiculopathy and Spinal Stenosis

(2015) Roger Chou et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Original article Subdural infusion of dexamethasone inhibits leukomyelitis after acute spinal cord injury in a rat model

(2015) Jacek M. Kwiecien et al.   FOLIA NEUROPATHOLOGICA

Oral Steroids for Acute Radiculopathy Due to a Herniated Lumbar Disk

(2015) Harley Goldberg et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Lumbar microdiscectomy complication rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis

(2015) Michael F. Shriver et al.   Neurosurgical Focus

Serious Neurologic Events after Epidural Glucocorticoid Injection — The FDA's Risk Assessment

(2015) Judith A. Racoosin et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial Comparing the Effectiveness of Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Injections of Particulate and Nonparticulate Corticosteroids for Lumbosacral Radicular Pain

(2015) Isabelle Denis et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

Differential Rates of Inadvertent Intravascular Injection during Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Injections Using Blunt-Tip, Pencil-Point, and Catheter-Extension Needles

(2015) Matthew Smuck et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

The Incidence of Intradiscal, Intrathecal, and Intravascular Flow During the Performance of Retrodiscal (Infraneural) Approach for Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections

(2015) David Levi et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

Multimodal Perineural Analgesia with Combined Bupivacaine-Clonidine-Buprenorphine-Dexamethasone: Safe In Vivo and Chemically Compatible in Solution

(2015) Brian A. Williams et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

The Second ASRA Practice Advisory on Neurologic Complications Associated With Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

(2015) Joseph M. Neal et al.   REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE

Epidural injections in prevention of surgery for spinal pain: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

(2015) Mark C. Bicket et al.   Spine Journal

The Effects of Glucocorticoids on Neuropathic Pain

(2014) Mienke Rijsdijk et al.   ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA

Analgesic efficacy of caudal dexamethasone combined with ropivacaine in children undergoing orchiopexy

(2014) E.M. Kim et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA

A Randomized Trial of Epidural Glucocorticoid Injections for Spinal Stenosis

(2014) Janna L. Friedly et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Cost-effectiveness of different strategies to manage patients with sciatica

(2014) Deborah Fitzsimmons et al.   PAIN

Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections Followed by Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy to Prevent Surgery for Lumbar Disc Herniation

(2014) Hans van Helvoirt et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

Comparative Effectiveness of Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections with Particulate Versus Nonparticulate Corticosteroids for Lumbar Radicular Pain due to Intervertebral Disc Herniation: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Trial

(2014) David J. Kennedy et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

The Effectiveness of Repeat Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections

(2014) Naveen S. Murthy et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

Costs and Cost-effectiveness of Epidural Steroids for Acute Lumbosacral Radicular Syndrome in General Practice

(2014) Antje Spijker-Huiges et al.   SPINE

Epidural Dexamethasone Decreased Inflammatory Hyperalgesia and Spinal cPLA2Expression in a Rat Formalin Test

(2014) Sam-Hong Min et al.   YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL

Comparison of Pain Score Reduction Using Triamcinolone vs. Dexamethasone in Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections

(2013) Ali Shakir et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION

Epidural Injections for Spinal Pain

(2013) Mark C. Bicket et al.   ANESTHESIOLOGY

Epidural Corticosteroid Injections in the Management of Sciatica

(2013) Rafael Zambelli Pinto et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Transforaminal epidural steroid injections prevent the need for surgery in patients with sciatica secondary to lumbar disc herniation: a retrospective case series

(2013) Neil Manson et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Cervical Epidural Steroid Injections for the Treatment of Cervical Spinal (Neck) Pain

(2013) Kenneth D. Candido et al.   Current Pain and Headache Reports

A Retrospective Analysis of Vertebral Body Fractures Following Epidural Steroid Injections

(2013) Shlomo Mandel et al.   JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME

Clinical Findings for Fungal Infections Caused by Methylprednisolone Injections

(2013) Tom M. Chiller et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

The Noninferiority of the Nonparticulate Steroid Dexamethasone vs the Particulate Steroids Betamethasone and Triamcinolone in Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections

(2013) Christine El-Yahchouchi et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

Intraforaminal Location of Thoracolumbar Anterior Medullary Arteries

(2013) Andrzej C. Kroszczynski et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

Clinical Effectiveness of Single Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections

(2013) Timothy J. Kaufmann et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

Epidural Steroids

(2013) Steven P. Cohen et al.   REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE

The Risk and Outcomes of Epidural Hematomas After Perioperative and Obstetric Epidural Catheterization

(2012) Brian T. Bateman et al.   ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA

Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Dexamethasone

(2012) Farshad M. Ahadian et al.   REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE

Effect of Epidural Steroid Injection on Bone Mineral Density and Markers of Bone Turnover in Postmenopausal Women

(2012) Ahmad Al-Shoha et al.   SPINE

Rates and Causes of Mortality Associated With Spine Surgery Based on 108,419 Procedures

(2012) Justin S. Smith et al.   SPINE

Persistent Hiccups After Interventional Pain Procedures: A Case Series and Review

(2012) Arjang Abbasi et al.   PM&R

Neuroprotective effects of creatine

(2011) M. Flint Beal   AMINO ACIDS

Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome After Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection Presenting as Transient Blindness

(2011) Woojun Kim et al.   ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA

Injury and Liability Associated with Cervical Procedures for Chronic Pain

(2011) James P. Rathmell et al.   ANESTHESIOLOGY

Safety Assessment and Pharmacokinetics of Intrathecal Methylprednisolone Acetate in Dogs

(2011) Mienke Rijsdijk et al.   ANESTHESIOLOGY

Efficacy and Safety of Lumbar Epidural Dexamethasone Versus Methylprednisolone in the Treatment of Lumbar Radiculopathy

(2011) David Kim et al.   CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN

Delayed occurrence of spinal arachnoiditis following a caudal block

(2011) Eun Hye Na et al.   JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE

Incidence and Characteristics of Complications from Epidural Steroid Injections

(2011) Jacob M. McGrath et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

Epidural Steroid Injections for Cervical Radiculopathy

(2011) Alison Stout   Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Neurotoxicity of Adjuvants Used in Perineural Anesthesia and Analgesia in Comparison With Ropivacaine

(2011) Brian A. Williams et al.   REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE

Effects of Epidural Steroid Injections on Blood Glucose Levels in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus

(2011) Jesse L. Even et al.   SPINE

Incidence of Intradiscal Injection During Lumbar Fluoroscopically Guided Transforaminal and Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injections

(2010) Kenneth D. Candido et al.   ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA

Surgery versus conservative management of sciatica due to a lumbar herniated disc: a systematic review

(2010) Wilco C. H. Jacobs et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Injection with Particulate and Nonparticulate Corticosteroids in Lumbar Radiating Pain

(2010) Chan Hong Park et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

The Efficacy of Transforaminal Injection of Steroids for the Treatment of Lumbar Radicular Pain

(2010) Ali Ghahreman et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

The “Swimmer's View” as Alternative When Lateral View Is Inadequate During Interlaminar Cervical Epidural Steroid Injections

(2010) Arjang Abbasi et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

Inadvertent Intradiscal Contrast Flow During Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections: A Case Series Examining the Prevalence of Intradiscal Injection as well as Potential Associated Factors and Adverse Events

(2010) Christopher T. Plastaras et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

Intraforaminal Location of the Great Anterior Radiculomedullary Artery (Artery of Adamkiewicz): A Retrospective Review

(2010) Naveen S. Murthy et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

Utility of the anesthetic test dose to avoid catastrophic injury during cervical transforaminal epidural injections

(2010) Matthew Smuck et al.   Spine Journal

Systematic review of the incidence of discitis after cervical discography

(2010) Shruti Gupta Kapoor et al.   Spine Journal

Injectate Volumes Needed to Reach Specific Landmarks in Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Injections

(2010) Michael B. Furman et al.   PM&R

A Case of Spinal Cord Infarction Following Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection: MR Imaging and Angiographic Findings

(2009) E.M. Lyders et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY

A Prospective Evaluation of Iodinated Contrast Flow Patterns with Fluoroscopically Guided Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections: The Lateral Parasagittal Interlaminar Epidural Approach Versus the Transforaminal Epidural Approach

(2009) Kenneth D. Candido et al.   ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA

Comparison of Thoracic Epidural Pressure in the Sitting and Lateral Decubitus Positions

(2009) Nam Su Gil et al.   ANESTHESIOLOGY

Paraplegia complicating selective steroid injections of the lumbar spine. Report of five cases and review of the literature

(2009) Marc Wybier et al.   EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY

Paraplegia Following Image-Guided Transforaminal Lumbar Spine Epidural Steroid Injection: Two Case Reports

(2009) David J. Kennedy et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

Injectable Corticosteroid and Local Anesthetic Preparations: A Review for Radiologists

(2009) Peter J. MacMahon et al.   RADIOLOGY

Spinal Cord Injury Produced by Direct Damage During Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Injection

(2009) Jae-Hyun Lee et al.   REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE

ASRA Practice Advisory on Neurologic Complications in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

(2009) Joseph M. Neal et al.   REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE

Cervical transforaminal epidural steroid injection for the management of cervical radiculopathy: a comparative study of particulate versus non-particulate steroids

(2009) Joon Woo Lee et al.   SKELETAL RADIOLOGY

Treatment of Neck Pain

(2009) Eugene J. Carragee et al.   SPINE

Intra-Arterial Injection in the Rat Brain

(2009) Joshua D. Dawley et al.   SPINE

Influence of lumbar epidural injection volume on pain relief for radicular leg pain and/or low back pain

(2009) Deborah L. Rabinovitch et al.   Spine Journal

The Effects of Epidural Betamethasone on Blood Glucose in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

(2009) Peter Gonzalez et al.   PM&R

The Rate of Detection of Intravascular Injection in Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections With and Without Digital Subtraction Angiography

(2009) James P. McLean et al.   PM&R

Efficacy of Lumbosacral Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections: A Systematic Review

(2009) Scott T. Roberts et al.   PM&R

Estimation of the minimum motor blocking potency ratio for intrathecal bupivacaine and lidocaine

(2008) M. Camorcia et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA

Perils of Intravascular Methylprednisolone Injection into the Vertebral Artery

(2008) Gbolahan O Okubadejo et al.   JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME

Influence of gender and other prognostic factors on outcome of sciatica

(2008) Wilco C. Peul et al.   PAIN

Inadvertent Disk Injection during Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection: Steps for Prevention and Management

(2008) Steven P. Cohen et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

Injection Therapy for Subacute and Chronic Low Back Pain

(2008) J Bart Staal et al.   SPINE

128. Comparison of Triamcinolone to Dexamethasone in the Treatment of Low Back and Leg Pain via Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection

(2008) Casey O'Donnell et al.   Spine Journal

Prolonged conservative care versus early surgery in patients with sciatica caused by lumbar disc herniation: two year results of a randomised controlled trial

(2008) Wilco C Peul et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Size and Aggregation of Corticosteroids Used for Epidural Injections

(2007) Richard Derby et al.   PAIN MEDICINE