Caudal extradural injection for the treatment of low back pain.
The technique of large volume caudal extradural injection of a solution containing bupivacaine hydrochloride, hydrocortisone acetate and methylprednisolone acetate for low back pain is described. The results of 500 such injections are reviewed. The technique provides a rapid safe method for the treatment of low back pain. Pain was relieved in over half the patients treated by a single injection.
D000763:Anesthesia, Caudal; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D001416:Back Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002045:Bupivacaine; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors
D006854:Hydrocortisone; D008775:Methylprednisolone; D002045:Bupivacaine