title: Epidural steroid injection: a procedure ideally performed with fluoroscopic control.
abstract: Epidural injection of steroid and local anesthesia can be used to treat low back pain. The injection is best performed with fluoroscopic control, with needle placement documented by means of a limited epidurogram. The technique was used in 116 patients; there were only three failures (2.5%) and one complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinic, Iowa City.
authors.forename: G Y
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: el-Khoury
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ehara
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Weinstein
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kathol
mesh_terms: D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D001416:Back Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007268:Injections, Epidural / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001623:Betamethasone